Sweet Felicity

I have hardly had a chance to really write about my sweet baby girl.

She is over 3 months old now, and the best thing I can say is that she has been such an absolute blessing.

Cole and I can't stop repeating, "She is the happiest baby."  And she truly is.  I mean it wholeheartedly when I say that if she cries it means one of two things...hungry or tired.  And that is all.  Otherwise she never cries.  She is all smiles and giggles and serves as a day brightener to anyone who crosses her path.  People are randomly stopping and letting me know that my sweet baby was smiling at them!

I wouldn't say that Tavian was the most difficult baby ever, but he was definitely more high maintenance.  If he had a dirty diaper, he let us know.  If he was hungry, he let us know and he wanted that food immediately!  Overall just a more intense kid!  And that wasn't bad, but before Felicity I definitely didn't know a baby could be so naturally happy and easy going.  I suppose it could partly be the difference between boys and girls, but it also could just be personality.

Even though Cole and I have been commenting on her happiness since the beginning, we just recently talked about the coincidence (or not so coincidence) that her name actually means happy.  Looks like it was destined from the start!  I know there will be more difficult times ahead, especially as she becomes more aware and more opinionated, but now she is my sweet, happy girl.  It seems like joy and innocence just exudes out of her...and I love it.

Her face cracks me up in this picture..chubs!

I also never really had the chance to express what it has meant to me to have a baby girl.  I would have been happy regardless, but God truly fulfilled the desires of my heart with Felicity.  I seriously look at our future together and I see so much fun and happiness.  I picture all the mother-daughter bonding that I longed for my entire life.  I picture shopping together, and girl get away vacations, and girl talks and heart to hearts.  I know I am painting a picture of rainbows and butterflies, and I know it won't always be like that, but I'm truly excited for all of it.  I look at so many of my friends and the relationships they have with their own mothers, and I am so excited that I will get to be a mother like that to Felicity one day.  How exciting to have grandchildren of my own and help her navigate through motherhood, the way I wish my mother was here to help navigate me!  I look at Felicity and I feel all is good in the world.  She looks so much like I did when I was a baby, as well as my mom's baby pictures.  Finally a baby who looks like me! :)

Sweet baby girl, thank you so much for coming into our lives.  We love you with everything that we have.  You have truly brought an extra peace and happiness to our little family that wasn't here before.  You are our blessing.  We love you baby girl :)

Wow..I am reeeaaally happy in this picture! lol