40 weeks in, 40 weeks out

40 weeks in, 40 weeks out....my little baby has reached that point in her life that she has been out of the womb growing about just as long as she was in the womb growing. and growing she is....every single day she shows us something new that she has learned. that precious sound that a parent waits for has just started...the calling of mama. the fact that she called for the cat first, boo boo, is something i am overlooking. her personality is really starting to shine through, as well as her likes and dislikes. i am getting to know her as a person in a totally different way than when she was first born and so dependent upon us for every need. she is strong and independent, so curious about the world around her, and very happy to engage herself in many different little activities...from chasing the cats, to pulling out her books to "read," and crawling over every square inch of our home, inspecting every nook and cranny that we adults do not find fascinating from our standing on two feet point-of-view. she loves laughing, loves peek-a-boo, loves rocking back and forth whenever she hears music, and loves playing chase. she is basically a happy baby....but she is my first happy baby, so all of these seemingly general, every day occurrences are monumental first time occurrences for this momma. i am so proud of her, so happy to share this space and time with her, so blessed to be her mother. i wake every day knowing that i will never have today again, so i try to see her as if for the first time, all the time, so i won't ever forget how wonderful she is at all of these quickly changing stages. 40 weeks in, 40 weeks out, and trying not to count. she is still my little baby, but she is moving every day becoming her own little person. and oh so sweet.

your momma loves you so much, piper.