{this moment}

Letter to Noa Month 6

Dear Noa,
Yesterday I took you to your 6 month well baby appointment and you were so happy to be at the doctor! You are such a happy kiddo- it makes everyone around you smile. I can't really believe that 6 months have passed, although it does seem really long ago already that you were getting up every two hours and sleeping non-stop. Now you want to move! We should have anticipated a mover, however.. the second kiddo is never like the first and your name means movement. (Silly us.)

You are getting pretty adept at rolling. You now roll to your belly to sleep, which also means you're sleeping longer stretches (yeah!). But you do not want to lay on your back when you're awake, and honey, you can't sit on your own yet, so this means mama is propping you up, or holding you so you can stand like a big girl.

Your sister is probably your favorite thing in the world after milk that is.. and she doesn't even have to do anything to make you smile. If she looks at you, you laugh. I cannot wait to see what happens when you two can talk to one another. (I know, 10 years from now I probably will take this back on occasion.)

You've started eating solid foods and seem to enjoy eating just as much as Sena did/has. We are good eaters over here, as evidenced by the rolls on your thighs. (Although you are only 25% for weight?)

Honey, I know being the 2nd child means hand-me-downs, and a mama who is not as on top of writing these letters to you. But do know that it isn't because I don't want to.. I'm just so busy, and so absorbed in watching you grow that I don't even want to stop and pause. Wait, I actually do want to pause. You're growing up too quickly and knowing, most likely, that you're our last baby I just want to snuggle for a few more minutes, or months... so please don't move too fast.

love you
mama