Three months ago today our little girl was born. Gosh, seems like a million years ago and yesterday at the same time. We've come a long way, but yet there's so much territory to discover and chart. I can hear her right now. She's in her Daddy's arms getting fed. That adorable noise she makes when she's sucking always makes me smile. These days she's taken to either humming or grunting throughout the feeding. It seems to make her happy, but boy does it turn heads when we're in public. I just smile proudly. I'm just glad she's enjoying herself.
We've been looking at a lot of books lately. She gets very very excited about the bright colors and constantly tries to grab the objects on the page. Yes, I know, she's a genius. She also has started gazing at herself in the mirror. She likes to look at herself, smile and squeal and then bury her head into my chest. We do this about 15 times before she gets tired and starts looking elsewhere. I'm just so amazed at her awareness. She is so content to just look around. When we go out with the people at church, she gets passed around about 10 times to all the people that love her and love to hold her. She just sits quietly. Sometimes making happy noises, sometimes just gazing. She never cries when held by someone she barely knows. She just looks for me and turns in the direction of my voice to know that I'm not too far off. I will never be too far off. Sean and I were discussing yesterday how we're just head over heels for this kid. She's so much fun, so sweet, so loving, so sensitive, and yet at the same time I laugh at how unafraid she can be. She's started doing what I call "head diving". She is very good at holding her head up, and yet she dives into her books, into her toys, into the mirror with her mouth open hoping to get a taste of the thing I'm holding. It always freaks me out. I rush to keep her from slamming into something or just getting scared because she's close to falling, but she just keeps her eyes transfixed on whatever it is she's looking at and doesn't even flinch. Sometimes it will even make her smile. I think she's a good mix of girly and tomboyish. Listen to me...already I think I have her figured out! I guess I just feel like I know her so well now. There's a lot to discover like I mentioned before and I can't wait. Three months down, a lifetime to go! I couldn't be more joyful...