Tuesday, June 8, 2010

8 months / 8 weeks


On Thursday my little lady will be 8 months old! Tear... :'( Sometimes it feels like just yesterday we were holding her in the hospital room. A lot has changed in the past 8 months. Instead of sleeping all day and only waking up to eat, we are lucky if she takes a 20 minute nap during the day. Instead of a bottle every few hours, it's mushed bananas, mushed peas, etc... Instead of cuddling in the chair together, she is crawling around and exploring everything! It is amazing to see how much she has changed. The changes seem to be so gradual, and then we see someone who hasn't seen Addisyn for a few weeks and we realize how much she does change in just a short period of time. :)



Lately it has been really hard for me to leave for work in the morning. It was hard when I first went back but it got easier because Addisyn would be asleep when I left and she didn't understand what was going on. Now, she is awake and she cries when I put her down or hand her off. She reaches her arms out and cries big crocodile tears and says "mmmmm" (her version of momma right now). It breaks my heart but I know she is in good hands when I leave. I also know that after a few minutes she is fine and playing like nothing is wrong.



As much as I hate leaving her in the morning I love coming back to her in the evening! I love the way her little face lights up when she sees me. I love how big her smile is and how she seems to be overwhelmed with joy when I pick her up. :) That makes all the tears and crying worth it. She knows who her momma ("mmmmm") is and that makes my heart swell with so much love, joy, and pride!

There are a lot of differences between 8 weeks and 8 months. I sometimes miss my tiny baby who needed me for EVERY thing. Now at 8 months she can do a lot on her own and doesn't need me for as much. She can crawl to what she wants and pick it up on her own. She can hold the bottle by herself and can almost use the spoon by herself too. When I start to miss Addisyn being a newborn, I just think of how blessed I am to be able to watch her grow into a little lady and see her learning new things everyday. :)

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