Dear PDB,
I sit here writing this post and although I have so much running through my mind right now I just don’t know how I can put all of it into words. You are sleeping now and I know you’re bound to wake up any minute now!
It’s been an amazing year, little petri dish baby.
This time last year my contractions were getting strong and I had just finished having Mexican lunch with my friend, Amy. Graem and I went to Wegmans to stock up on goodies and purchase their wonderful deluxe chocolate cake. (You know the one that you loved so much?)
Each time I think of you I smile. Your black curly q’s in the back of your head are a mystery to me and your mommy. We keep looking at the donor profile and still keep agreeing on the fact that we’ve never seen a Chinese person with curly hair!
I’ve been told that you are my little “Asian mini-me elf”, which of course, I took as a complement. (Sorry kid!)
What’s funny is that you have many of my same mannerisms and you smile an awful lot! You instantly light up any room that you crawl into with your natural cuteness and flirty grin.
You have four teeth and two more coming in up top. The first two teeth were a major bizotch but I think you’ve learned to handle the pain. (Plus, we like to dope you up with Tylenol nightly).
As far as moving… You’re not doing it, damnit. You crawled really early and we were sure that you’d be an early walker. HA! Were we wrong? You get where you want to go by crawling and you are a master cruiser.
You are VERY headstrong and persistent. Something that your mommy says you get from me. I tend to think it’s the introverted sperm donor we chose. *shrug*
You adore your sister. There’s nothing sweeter than seeing the two of you play. She makes you giggle all of the time and not just little giggles — I’m talking about belly giggles! She loves you so much.
You are truly a badbaby but I’m not sure we’d have it any other way. We love you and are so happy that you’re our little girl.
Happy 1st Birthday, Emm.
Love,
Mama
P.S. Could you work on the snuggle a little bit? I know you’re trying to be independent and all but your kisses are magical. *mwah*
