A Christmas Miracle

Due to its true meaning, and its proximity to the New Year, the Christmas season is certainly a time for reflection. And oh, my...what a year it's been.

I read an article when Violet was much smaller :) that stressed the importance of writing down happenings and feelings from the first year of your child's life. Not only because they change and develop so quickly, but also for your child so they could one day read your remarks and feel a connectedness to their infancy. They recommended writing your baby a letter each month, detailing their milestones and what you love about them.

I whole heartedly agreed with this concept, however (as most of you know), I'm not one for setting aside time for crafty/keepsake tasks, regardless of their level of importance.

So, on this Christmas night, I thought I would reflect on a FEW things that I remember about Violet's first 9 months...and what I love about her:
1. Her first smile - the crooked one.
2. How she's always shown affection to her stuffed animals.
3. Her chubby legs.
4. The looong nights when we'd think she had finally fallen asleep, and we'd take 5 minutes to gently place her in her crib and the moment we'd removed our last pinky from underneath her she'd open those little baby blues and glare at us, as if to say, "Where the heck do you think you're going?".
5. Her big, drooly kisses.
6. How her shoulders bounce up and down when she giggles.
7. She makes the funniest faces (wonder where she got that from?).
8. When I insisted on swaddling her until she was 4 1/2 months old even though she consistently wiggled her left arm free and would be waving to greet me in the morning (not really).
9. How she happily wiggles her feet when she sits in the shopping cart at Wegmans and gives strangers a smile.
10. How cute she looks when she sucks her thumb.

OK, I'm just getting warmed up, but I'll save it for another day. ;)

Violet, we love you. You truly are our Christmas miracle.