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To Ashlyn...On (the day after) Your Six Month Birthday

I wanted to get this posted yesterday but I just didn't get time. 

Oh my sweet Baby Girl.  You have been with me for six months now.  I have woken up to your sweet smile for 184 days.  I have held you in my arms and given you kisses countless times.  I have squeezed you and whispered into your ear thousands of times how much I love you and how happy I am to have you. 

I never expected you to bring me this much joy.  I never expected to feel as though my heart could explode at any given moment because you fill it with so much love.  I never expected to want to spend every waking moment with you. 

You are the happiest baby I have ever met.  We've proven that you can be miserable, but only when you are sick.  I feel like you know when our time is together and you do your best to make the most of it. 

I know all of your faces, even though they are ever changing.  I know all of your cries, what all of your movements mean.  I know that a whole lot of things are about to happen for you like crawling and talking.  I'm excited to see all of these changes in you but it also makes me very sad because I know that you are getting so big and that you will grow up so quickly. 

I can't promise that I will be the best Mom in the world.  I can't promise that I won't make mistakes.  I can't promise that you won't get mad at me from time to time.  I can promise to love you more than anything else in this world, to be patient with you, to stop and listen to you no matter what I'm doing and to give you hugs and kisses whenever you ask for them. 

Today I will squeeze you and shower you with kisses and probably cry a little bit, knowing that you are only going to get older and grow bigger.  You are the most amazing thing I have ever done.  I can't imagine not having you in my life. 

I will post more about Ashlyn's 6 month birthday later.  For now, I am spending the day with my amazing little girl and fantastic husband!

Happy 6 Month Birthday to the sweetest little angel in the world!

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