3 months

oh my dearest baby girl, how is it possible to continue to fall more and more in love with you? the bigger you get the harder it's going to be to just tuck you away in my pocket and keep you there always. i think the fact that i'm a "mom" hasn't quite sunk in yet but i sure do love the fact that i get to guide you into this wonderful world and feel as though i'm seeing everything for the first time again. i mean, who knew a tiny little orange plush monkey would bring so much joy? i look at orange plush monkeys in an entirely new light. 

i also can't believe its been 3 whole months since your precious little pink body was placed on me. i'm going to be honest, i never thought i'd ever see the light of day again, but here we are 3 months later and slowly but surely venturing out more often. 

i love that you love your baby bjorn. it took us a few months to figure out that you need to be facing the world in order to be happy, i suppose we couldn't keep you tucked in for too long. when we walk around town you babble at the trees and at random strangers who come up to you and admire your magical hair. i wonder if you're just learning to hear your own voice or if you really want to tell us something. perhaps you want us to know that you're happy and that you love life. soon enough you'll be able to actually communicate that but for now i'll just pretend that that's what you're saying.

we recently bought zoo memberships as well as a membership to the local botanical garden. i'm going to try my hardest to take you out to those places as much as possible. even if it's just for a quick 30-minute walk (who cares if it still takes me an hour to get you all packed up and in the car), the goal is to get a little more efficient with getting out of the house. and an even bigger goal is to get you to love your carseat. mama really needs you to love your carseat.