Bo,
You are 3 months old today and you couldn’t be more handsome. We are sitting on the floor together while I type this. You are propped up on your Boppy and Maddie-cat is on my lap. You keep giving me the cutest little grins when I look over at you. I think you know I’m writing about you.
To celebrate your 3 month birthday (and two of the yearbook girls’ birthdays!) we went out to lunch at El Rancherito today. The girls passed you around like a potato sack and you were very good! I was so proud of you!
You’ve grown and changed so much in the last 3 months. You are no longer an infant and now you are definitely my “big” baby as you weigh almost 15 lbs – all courtesy of mommy as you have been exclusively breastfed so far. You are wearing 6 month clothes and it won’t be long before you need to move up a size again. You’re already in size 2 diapers!
Just this week you found your hands and it is so fun to watch you clasp them together. You smile and coo. You love to be walked around by your Daddy and enjoy going to Grandma’s each day. Grandma loves to “do exercises” with you and is always happy to see you!
Mommy, of course, thinks you are the cutest baby there ever was. You have chubby cheeks and a “milk belly” that truly makes you part of our family (only the other men’s bellies are a development of wine and cheese…).
I now know, more than ever before, that everything does happen for a reason. You were the baby we were meant to have and you were worth the wait. I can’t imagine not having you in my life.
Sure, there are times, like last night, when you decided to wake up at 2 am, that I really wanted to put my head back under the pillow and go back to sleep. But instead, once I had you situated for a midnight (or 2 am as the case may be) snack I was able to look down and think “wow, he is so incredible.”
I don’t think there is a day that goes by that your Daddy and I don’t look at each other and wonder how we got so lucky. How did we combine to make a little person? You have definitely changed our lives.
I worry about lots of things (that’s what Mommy’s do) but most of all I worry about giving you a good life. About making sure your needs are met and that you are always loved. I hope you grow up to be a smart and caring man.
Thank you for being our baby.
I love you with all of my heart.
Love,
Mommy
P.S. I think this video of Grandpa with you says it all. I love where Grandpa says “beautiful” in true Grandpa fashion. You truly are the most beautiful aspect of our lives.
Yes, I know it is sideways. I have no idea how to fix that!
