I love you, B!

March 31, 2010

My Sweet B,
    Well, another month has gone by and you have reached the 8 month mark.  I knew that time went by fast, but since having you I feel like in the blink of an eye another month has past. Last night your Daddy and I were talking about you being a year old in 4 short months and I quickly felt my eyes fill up with tears and my bottom lip begin to quiver. That conversation quickly came to a close.
Brantley, you truly are my blessing straight from heaven!  I cannot imagine my life without you. The laughter that you fill this house with, the babbling that you love to do, and the sweet cries that let me know you need me, are some of the greatest sounds to my ear. When I look back through pictures of the past 8 months it is amazing how much you have grown and things you have accomplished.
I love watching you sit on the floor and play. I love watching you roll around everywhere. I love waiting in anticipation each day as you prop yourself up on all fours and try so hard to figure out the concept of crawling. I love going on walks with you and talking about God’s beautiful creation as you listen to me so intently. I love going shopping with you and watching you get so excited about sitting in the front of the shopping cart. I LOVE listening to you laugh with your Daddy each night. I love giving you baths and watching you splash in the water. I love dressing you each day and admiring how adorable you look. I love getting ready for church each Sunday and waiting to see what your Daddy dresses you in. I love riding in the car with you and watching you gaze out the window at all of the things that pass by. I love holding you and feeding you your bottle. I love it when you smile! I love kissing you on your sweet cheeks. I love getting you up in the morning and watching you get so excited about another day. I love watching you sleep with your bottom straight up in the air. I simply love you my sweet child.
Above all of this, I love praying for you. I love praying for your relationship with the Lord to develop at an early age. I love praying for the gifts and talents that the Lord has given you and that you would use them to honor and glorify Him in all that you do. I love praying that you would grow into a woman whose love for the Lord radiates in your life. I pray that your Daddy and I would seek the Lord in every step of raising you and that we would make Him proud in our decisions. Though I will always be your Mommmy, I do pray that one day, when you are my age, that you and I would share in a sweet and wonderful friendship like the one that I share with my mom. 
My heart spills over with love for you and not a day passes by that I do not thank my Heavenly Father for choosing your Daddy and I to be your parents and for you to be our child.
                            I love you!
                                Mommy

Below are some pictures we took today before going on our morning walk. Enjoy!