Sunday, December 9, 2012

Dear Elaina,

Do you know that your name means light?  That you were the light that shined through the darkness (John 1:5)?

Do you know how much we adore you?  I can't stop holding you, Daddy is mesmerized by everything you do, and Annessa pretends to be your mom. 

Do you know what a calm, relaxed baby you are?  Maybe you have calmer parents than Annessa did (the second time around is SOOO much easier), or maybe you just have a calm disposition. 

Do you know how fast you're growing?  You're exactly one month and 10 minutes old as I type this, yet I feel like you were born only yesterday.

Do you know how beautiful you are?  You have the roundest cheeks, the most perfect mouth and the bluest eyes. 

Do you know how happy you make us just by being you? 

Now you know. 

I love you so much it's unreal,
Mama