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| Grandpa makes you smile |
Dear Molly,
Sometimes I think about sharing these letters with you and I think you might find them really dumb. But I don't care, I want to remember!
You smile more and make hilarious noises. You know, some babies make these adorable cooing noises - delicate and sweet. Not you. you yell. and groan. and grunt. It is hilarious to listen to you over the baby monitor in the mornings. You just make so many weird, unladylike noises. And I love them.
The Hatches let us share Thanksgiving with Morgan's family. You slept most of the time, but you were a hit :) However, this is what Thanksgiving morning looked like while I scurried around to cook and get us all ready:
The big event of month 4 was Christmas and our adventure to Ohio for 9 days. Whirlwind is too calm of a word for what we did. We were in Cleveland and Youngstown and back again several times. You met nearly all your family and took a very long nap on Aunt Tracey's lap Christmas night. The few times that you got fussy (lets face it, it was overwhelming for me - so for your, it had to be unbearable at times - its usually just you and me and your dad all the time), your dad was the only one that could really calm you down. He'd take you into another room and bounce bounce bounce.
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| Auntie and cousin love |
Unfortunately, you and your dad both got pretty sick - you with bronchiolitis and him with bronchitis. It was basically terrifying because you coughed and slept and sneezed nonstop. I obsessively do not want to be a hovering, overreacting mom - but this was definitely scary (even if i were a totally laid back mom - which i'm pretty sure i'm not).
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| Napping with Dad |
In spite of all the sickness, you came to Aunt Stacey and Uncle Nick's wedding and were a joy, not making a peep and posing in your pretty dress with Stacey. I was a disaster that night because 3.5 months after you vacated my abdomen, I'm not looking my best. But I shouldn't have worried, because how could anyone look at me when Stacey was so beautiful? AND when I have such a beautiful little girl?
My favorite part of the week was seeing Naomi with you. She's so funny and would say your name over and over again, "baby Mooooollly." On Christmas morning, we got to Grammy and Grandpa's house and you were sleeping. I asked everyone if we could let you stay sleeping and then Naomi came up to your carseat and stuck her little hand out and said "EYE!" and poked you right in the face. You woke up, but no tears, just a little smile.
A few other small things:
1. We put up a Christmas tree because we felt like we had to - but our tree was so pathetic. Please forgive us.
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| First Christmas ornament |
2. We went to see Santa at the "Sand-ta Castle". You puked ALL over Santa. He had to change his clothes. Whoops!
3. For my birthday, we went to see Santa and I cooked dinner. Usually this would have been such a bummer for me - but I LOVED every second of it. One of my best birthdays ever. You do that for me.
4. You love to be thrown up in the air. And I love to throw you up in the air.
5. Still, you love your changing table best. Laughs and noises and love on the changing table.
6. We went to the zoo!!
7. You are still sleeping like a champion. I'm so happy for that.
8. You and I would not make it a day without your dad. Really.
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| Your first dance with dad. |
The holidays were so different with you - in such a lovely way. Colors felt brighter, laughter seemed louder, hugs felt even more genuine, family seemed even closer. You make everything so much better (albeit sometimes harder :) )
I love you so much, Molly. So so much.
Love,
Mom
