A Letter to Payton – 10 Months

    Today you are ten-months-old. This has been the hardest month so far this year because the realization of you being ten months equates to the amount of time you stayed safe in my belly. I miss laying with you, cuddling and just listening to you breathe. Your sudden deep breaths, lip smacking and hearing you suck on your pacifier was like listening to the ocean waves hit the shore. You are growing into a toddler, which is exciting in itself everyday, but my baby is slowly leaving. You have grown so much in the past two weeks, leaving all your baby chubs behind and gaining a few additional teeth and inches! You explore more and more and have a routine to test your limits with me every morning. You babble a little more and have gotten out a few new words like, “hi”, something that sounds like “doggie” and “papa”. You recognize any dog that gets your attention, point and say “da”. Your love for Elmo is astonishing and when you see him or any other Sesame Street character you get so excited. You have started to dance and clap whenever it is necessary. You have started to let go of the coffee table and other like stabilizer’s and have taken up to six steps on your own. You can stand for a while with nothing around and have even stood straight up from a squat. We’re just waiting for you to “go” any day now. Though, since you were born you have been a conversation stopper you have stopped more strangers in the past week just awing over you and how “advanced” you appear and of course how gorgeous you are. I feel as though I am bragging, but my darling, this happens every time we step out of the house. You love meeting new people and love engaging in conversation and wave good-bye as they depart. There is just so much that occurs everyday that it is hard to sum in one letter. I love waking up to you, still, and love kissing your belly until you cry because you are laughing so hard. Your laughter and smile is my cure all! 

I love you baby. 

What else you have been up to. . .

– Wearing size 18 month + clothing 

– Lovin’ all food! You have been given table foods like: homemade sweet potato fries, a blueberry bagel (which you loved!), cheerios, baby goldfish, chicken and black beans just to name a few. 

– Wearing size 5 shoes. 

– You got in two more teeth! The second top tooth came in on 10/18 and the third top tooth came in on 10/20. You have an uneven smile, three and three with the left side lacking an appearance. I think the fourth bottom is days away! 

– You love to bite! We kid around saying you’re a vampire. You have left a few bruises on my shoulder from your love bites. 

–  You roll your ball to and from us. 

– You play “chase” or “follow the leader” 

– You are finally beginning to snuggle! We love that you put your head down on our shoulders again now that your getting older.

– You give kisses like crazy, which we love and please never stop!

Love you baby girl! 

xoxo, 

Mommy and Daddy