Saturday, July 14, 2007

Letter to Helena - Month 2

Dear Helena,

Two months into this world, my little peanut. What do you think of it so far?



Over the last two months, you've been getting more and more fun each day. Your smiles are deliberate now, and you'll light up when someone you know plays with you, or when we smile down at you, or sometimes just when we change your diaper. There's no more awesome thing in the world, as far as your Dad and I are concerned, than seeing your lips curl into that great little muppet grin. (A grin that always seems to wink away before the cameras can catch it, but we're going to keep trying.)



I had to return to work halfway through this second month, and I miss you more than I ever expected to. Before you actually arrived, I thought that I'd get bored staying home all of the time, and that I'd be itching to return to work after my maternity leave was up. The last couple of weeks of that time home with you were the hardest, because all I could think about was how my time home with you was almost at an end, and how I'd be missing out on all of your newly discovered "words" and smiles. I think I miss the cuddles the most, though.



I definitely miss the cuddles the most.

You're rapidly outgrowing so many of the tiny little sleepers and onesies that we (and your other family members) bought for you to wear. While I am relieved that you're obviously going to overcome the Irish genes I've passed along, at least with regard to height, it's an all-too-painful reminder that you're only going to be tiny for a short time, and that, despite our best efforts to the contrary, you're going to grow up way too fast. But, baby girl, no matter how big you get, you're always going to be my little peanut.



Love,
Mama