Cruisin' at nine months.

Oh how wonderful this month has turned out to be! 

First, you've successfully learned to stand up when being prompted and finally have started to cruise along your play pen. And how joyful you are by doing so.

I am always beaming with pride when people notice how significantly you've grown over the past months thinking how tiny you first came to life. You are my butterball and my charming baby.

Your laugh is so contagious and how I relish it when I tickle you at your giggle points. Your eyes glimmer when you smile just like your sisters. I particularly love how all your eyes seem to twinkle every time you smile. Those pure and innocent eyes takes all the burdens away. It brings so much comfort and it truly warms my heart that saying no would be the hardest thing in the world. 

I am starting to feed you some protein in the form of chicken liver and somehow you like it. Slowly and carefully, I am adding a bit of flavor to your everyday food. I am so pleased that you simply eat whatever is set for you. You’ve started to snack on cereal puffs and milky crackers as well. 

You've started to emulate your sister's habit of letting out a soft cry when attention is not in your favor. I hope you will not grow up to become. Because I am certainly not fond of it. Please understand that there are times that Mama isn’t in tip-toe shape. I’ve been struggling too on how adulting and parenting can be oh-so-hard all at once. Nevertheless, my love for you three is always bursting and will never ever cease.

 

Look at those eyes!

 

My beautiful butterball.

 Here you are with - Daddy.

 

Oh Clara! For always – I love you to the moon and back.

Love,

Mama