Dear Emmy,

You’ve officially outgrown all your newborn sized clothing and moved to the 0-3 month size section of your closet.  Today I put a long sleeved onesie on you that fit you a couple weeks ago.  There was a two inch gap between the hem and your ankle!

It seems that your features are changing and other aspects are coming to the fore, resulting in less emphasis on your resemblance to your Dad.  You are adorable as ever.  You are your own person.

We took you to the doctor today for a regular check up.  You’ve gained over three pounds and grown over two inches.   Amazing.  I knew, in abstract, that you would get your two month immunization shots today.  However, I had no idea what would be in store for me.  Nothing had prepared me for what that would be like!   You received three shots, two in one thigh and one in the other on the table while I held your hands.  Your face contorted in pain and you cried for a few seconds after each shot.  I, on the other hand, started bawling the second your face contorted and I cried for longer than you did, dabbing my eyes and blowing my nose in front of the nurse!   Jeez, I’ll even start crying right now if I think about it too much.

What I would give to guarantee that your life will be free of pain.  Of course, that is impossible… I can only hope that you will always feel like you can turn to your parents to feel better and to get support.  There’s nothing like that bond.  It makes me appreciate in a new way the bond I have with my own Mom.

AH, now I’m tearing up again.  I love you so much!

your Mom