Dearest Julia,
Now that you have just turned 4 months old, people will
start wondering, they might actually stare at you and some may whisper into
each other’s ear on how and why peculiarly tiny you are.
Baby, let’s just let them be.
They are most probably mesmerized by your gorgeousness, your
lovely nose, your lips so red and beautiful, your eyes so full and
sparkling-bright, your now-flawless skin and your adorable smile and your wit –
as sharp as it can be. That alone can
make them glower at you for hours.
Mama is so proud of you. By now, you can securely hold your
water bottle in place. You open your mouth so wide when you see the medicine
dropper coming your way with your yummy vitamins. And when Mama tells you that
we ought to clean your tongue, you graciously open your mouth wide for me. Oh
how wonderful you are!
You can now reach anything that is placed before you; you carefully
get them with your strong hands, scrutinizing it gently and then placing it candidly
to your mouth. Oh how you love licking and sucking your fingers all together
that they make a funny slurping sound! Your grip is so firm and comforting that
it makes my heart giggle every time you clench my finger upon feeding. You love
to kick upon bathing that it makes me laugh so hard. You love the water baby, I
can see that now.
You also have discovered shouting. You love to screech my
dear, which makes us all laugh.
You are so attentive when I read to you the books we have. I
know in my heart that you will be so brilliant baby.
You don’t want your socks or your blanket at nighttime. Oh
how you embrace the cold!
Mamita has taught you little tricks like letting your tongue
out and you have very well mastered that already. She later taught you how to
play with your saliva and you perfectly obliged as well, though at times, you
choke a little – in the cutest way there is.
As I always say, that you should smile to everyone that
greets you and comes your way – you never disappoint. You brighten up each
person’s morning whenever you flash your lovely and toothless grin, baby. You
make people happy. You are a joyful baby my love. The first thing you do when
you wake up in the morning or even from a short nap is smile at me and to
anyone in the room. You make me so proud, sweetheart!
At 4 months, you are the sweetest thing there is!
You will always hear people saying how small you are now;
please do not be offended by them.
Dr. Seuss once said that a person is a person no matter how
small.
You may be small but your voice is like that of Goliath’s.
You may be small but you are the biggest blessing to Daddy
and Mama’s life. Because of you, our lives got better.
You may be small, but we will dream big together.
We will conquer the world in the cutest way possible.
You and me – hand in hand, fingers clasping together - We
will always be.
