7 Months

My sweet girl,

You are beautiful. You are treasured. You are sacred. You are His. I heard these lyrics today in a Mercy Me song and prayed that you would grow up believing this. You are truly sacred and so special, Mary-Michael, and I hope that you grow up secure in your identity as a beautiful child and woman of God.

You are up to all kinds of things these days. Most people describe you as happy, full of energy (aka you never stop moving) and beautiful. Your daddy and I second that. Here are a few highlights of late:

-You are sitting up all on your own, and it's a whole new world for you.
-You are ready to crawl - you get up on your hands and knees and rock but aren't quite sure what to do next.
-You love to stand and can stand up while holding on to something for balance. Grandma discovered this last week while taking care of you when Momma was in Vegas for work.
-You LOVE animals - whenever I need to distract you or stop the tears I call for Radar or Carla, and in an instant, you're better.
-You are making all kinds of squeals and noises and babbling all the time.
-You are now sent to the church nursery, as we can no longer contain you and your noises in church. You have done pretty well despite some recent signs of separation anxiety.
-You chew on anything you can get your hands on - we're just waiting for a tooth to show itself.
-You are wearing 3-6 months and 6 month clothes. At your 6 month check up you were 25.5 inches long (62%) and 15lbs, 12.5 ounces (32%).

I cannot believe how quickly you are growing and changing. I'm not harping on the fact that you're not just a wee baby anymore because each day you are discovering something new and giving us so much to laugh and smile about. We are so blessed.

Remember, sweet girl, you are treasured. We love you dearly.

Momma