Dear Elaina,
So, I just have to say that you are nothing short of amazing. You are just the most chill baby I have ever seen (and you happen to be mine - how lucky am I?!). Wherever we go, people comment on three things:
1) "Look at that smile!"
2) "She is so content/happy/mellow...(insert your own synonym for good here)." and
3) "Look at those cheeks!"
Last month, we took you to NYC, and you never cried - not once! You were just so happy and observant. You talk (da, da, da, da, - of course dad thinks you are talking about him) and (na, na, na, na, na - Naturally, Annessa believes this is your way of saying her name.) all the time and you still sing yourself to sleep.
Sleep -- that's one area I am screwing you up on. With your sister, I was a hard-core sleep trainer. But with you, we just snuggle and swing and rock and bounce until you fall asleep. I think it's because Annessa taught me how fast this baby stage goes and I just want to squeeze every last bit out of it that I can.
Annessa adores you (as do your dad and I). You two already have a cute relationship. She dances and sings and reads to you, and you just sit there - enthralled. When she walks into the room, you just light up. It is seriously the sweetest thing. She calls you "Lainy" and "Lainy-Bear". Seeing the two of you together just melts me.
I love you to the moon and back,
Mama
