Dear Livi,
Happy 9 months sweet girl! Mommy is trying so hard to do all the same things I did for your brother, for you, and one of those things is writing you letters throughout your childhood. I chose a blog to do just that, because it keeps me more accountable than if I was doing it on my own.
Livi, you are growing up so fast!!! You are crawling all over the place (as you have been since around 7 months). You're pulling up effortlessly and you're trying to stand by yourself. You are currently cutting your 5th and 6th teeth and you've been pitiful this week with a cold (that I think is due to your teeth). You love real food and are trying to wean off your bottle. You had your first Milo's last week (niblets of grilled cheese and french fries) and you loved it! You love cheese puffs, cheerios, puffs, goldfish, yogurt, and you will eat any baby food I serve you (unlike your big brother who hated most of it!) You ADORE your big brother and you want to play with whatever he is playing with. You light up when your daddy enters the room and he is the one who can get a smile out of you if nobody else can. Daddy wakes up with you ever morning to give you your early bottle (5:30 range). This is Daddy's time to bond with you and it is obvious how much y'all have bonded because you have him wrapped around not one, but all ten fingers!!! You only have two moods...you're either super happy or super mad...there's no "in between" with you :) You love to smile and you giggle often. You turn your little head into Mommy's shoulder when someone talks to you and you appear bashful, however you have never met a stranger. You love to be talked to, read to, and sung to. You are the best car rider in the world. You rarely cry and you usually fall asleep within minutes. You are getting a ton of hair and got to wear your first bow to Bible Study two weeks ago...although sadly we did not make it home with said bow. You have just started taking baths with Will and he loves having you in the tub with him. He puts all his toys in your lap and pours water all over you...I said he loves bath time, I did not say you do:) You have just started getting attached to your "lovie" and it's a pink bunny. When Mommy lays you down at night, you reach for it and snuggle up tight with it. Mommy and Daddy still call you "Livi Lou"...have no idea why, but it has stuck, so you'll probably think Lou is your middle name.
Livi, I want to thank you for the way you have completed our little family. I truly cannot stop praising God for choosing me to be your Mommy and for making you so perfect! You are a little ray of sunshine and I cannot imagine our lives without you. I rock you to bed every night and pray over you...not just for protection, but in admiration at God's gift. I am smitten with you sweet girl and I cannot wait to watch your little personality develop. I can already tell that you're going to be feisty because you don't give up a toy, to Will, without a fight. You also will fight your Mommy and Daddy when you don't want to be put down...you throw your head back and bow your back, and you make it known that you are still wanting to be held :)
We love you to the moon and back Angel Girl!
Love, Mommy
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