Sweet Baby Girl

Our daughter, Sadie, is going to be seven months old on Tuesday. I love her. Adore her. Think she's quite possibly the cutest, sweetest, most scrumptious little girl on the planet. But when I think about things to write, seven month olds aren't quite the deep well of material that two year olds are. But in ten years I don't want to have her think or even have a whisper of a doubt that we love her just as much as her brother.

So here's my first entry just for her.




So many things are special about Sadie already. Starting with her entry into this world. She's probably going to be just as anal about punctuality as her daddy (Lord help us all!). Getting pregnant with her was about year and a half earlier than planned...she was a week earlier than her due date...and to top it all off, she made her grand entrance into this world approximately 1 hour after I decided we might need to head to the hospital.



The first thing you notice about Sadie when you see her are her eyes. They are a beautiful blue, which we believe is a lovely gift from her grandfather, Harold...the only person on either side of the family with blue eyes. Harold and Sadie probably got to know each other a little in Heaven. I'm sure he's just as pleased as punch to see his beautiful grandbaby walking around down here with his eyes.





The second thing you notice is her silky blonde hair...and how it sticks straight up. We're praying this passes. It definitely gets her noticed, and people are gracious ("Look at her cute hairstyle!" "How do you get it to stand straight up like that?")...but no girl wants to go through life in a perpetual bad hair day!

The last thing you notice is what a happy baby she is. She really is. We've been doubly blessed in that regard. She loves taking naps, going to bed, waking up, eating. The only thing she doesn't like is being left alone...or even thinking she is alone. But as soon as you reappear in her line of sight, back comes the smile. She's already giving kisses and laughing...




Sadie is a blessing. She is growing up so fast, and I know I will blink and she will be Jackson's age. Quite often I think about what lies ahead for her. I know she will have many of the same adventures I had. I hope she will let me tag along for some of them. She will try and succeed, and she will try and fail. She will feel like the prettiest and ugliest girl in the world--all at the same time. She will fall in love and have her heart broken a dozen times.

But we have a few more nap times between now and then.