Dear Harrison,
This is typically the place where I should say something cliche & cheesy like, “Oh, you’ve been out as long as you’ve been in!” but we all know that would be a lie. BECAUSE YOU TOOK FOREVER TO COOK, KID. & you don’t get to hold that honor of even baking on both sides of the uterus until a few weeks from now. But still, when I say “nine months,” I literally have to suck in my breath & will myself to breathe that yes, the past nine months have occurred. All the wonderful & trying…it all occurred because of you. & I cannot believe that it has been a full nine months since I first held you & listened to your first cry.
I also cannot believe it is only three months until your first birthday.
But I can’t think about that or else I will cry.
In nine short months, you have come so far. On that first day, I wondered who you would be, what you would do, & how we would survive. (& believe it or not, we have survived!) You are sweet. You are strong. You are independent, rarely up for a good snuggle, & always on the move. You took steps by nine months, but still grin with a gummy, tooth-less smile. You love bananas & chocolate Cheerios & above all, oatmeal. You talk. Loudly. You laugh. Even louder, & like your momma. You chase balls around the room, pushing them away & the crawling with lightening speed. Like baby soccer. & I’m so tempted to pull out my vuvuzela just to sound to the world HOW FREAKIN’ AWESOME you are. Because baby, you are REALLY FREAKIN’ AWESOME. & I’m so thankful that I can say that with such resounding truth in my own heart, to claim you as mine, & mean it down to my toes that I don’t care how long it took us to get here.
& tonight, when we rocked with my nose on your cheek, inhaling your sweet baby scent, I closed my eyes & simply breathed in the smell & sounds of the rocking chair & bottle & felt morphed back nine months. To a hospital room with a hot little bundle, to a tiny bottle & sweet sucking noises with tiny fingers wrapped around my pinky. It’s not so different these days, when I simply close my eyes.
I love you always.
Love,
Momma
Harrison, 9 months.
Beautiful! I love this tradition. I wish I had done it. I was very good about keeping up with my DD's baby book, but this is far more personal and loving.
Enjoy every precious moment! It goes by so quickly!
Beautiful.
So sweet, Momma.
I still can't believe that I have a 13 mo old–everytime someone asks me how old he is I always have to think about it because I can't believe an entire year has gone by already!
This is a very sweet letter!
Beautiful letter! Happy 9 month birthday Harrison!
Congrats to you, Ms. Blair
You deserve this happy place. Enjoy and bask in the goodness.
Loved your letter! I write one to my daughter too…well…I've written one, she's only 8 weeks. ; )
My plan though is make a digital scrapbook every couple years and have the paragraphs of the letters go along with the pictures that correspond to her life.
My favorite thing about this letter was how you mentioned he doesn't have teeth but is walking around already! Each kid is so unique, I love it!!
oh my gosh he looks like such a little man with his hair brushed that way in the picture.
Great post B! My bear, V, is also 9mths, and it's amazing! You are in a great spot and I'm so happy for you! Enjoy every minute! And steal special snuggles when you can!
Kitty
I had more trouble witlh nine months than I thought I would. It's just weird the whole "out longer than in" but more than that, it's sooooo close to one, and I am sooooo not ready for that!
Happy 9 months, sweet H!
Beautiful. BEAUTIFUL letter. I love pressing my nose to my son's cheek too…he used to let me but now he's a big boy of a whole 23 months and he doesn't like to canoodle as much. SNIFF. Embrace those moments!!!
What an awesome letter! Harrison is blessed to have you as his mom…
I loved the comment about the vuvuzela – I am from South Africa so we are vuvuzela crazy!!!
Isn't it amazing how, despite the fact that they are growing up and becoming their own people, there are those moments where if you just close your eyes you can see them as the tiny little babies they once were?
I love that.
Harrison's adorable, as usual.
I NEVER say this about internet babies but he is simply GORGEOUS, one of the cutest babies I have ever seen.
Perfection.
Such a handsome boy! The hair, the eyes! And way to go Miss Blair! Way to get your happy back!
Adorable. He is such a cutie pie and that was such a sweet sweet letter.
Man, I suck. I always forget to post these for Shane. In fact I think 9 months old is the ONLY one I've posted- two months ago.
&I feel you on the freaking out about the 1st birthday thing- I've got 29 days until my little man turns one. OMFG.
what a beautifully written letter! I love this post! And I love how GREAT you have been sounding lately, lady! Hugs to you!
Okay – you brought a tear to my eye and I can't wait to get home to give my little guy a big hug because is my world.
When I saw the post I honestly couldnt believe that he's 9 months!! Time sure has gone fast. Anywho, love reading these letters. Always so beautiful