Sunday, October 5, 2008

Month Seven

Dear Luke,

Welcome to month seven. This last month went by so quickly. Fall is finally here. I find myself reflecting often during the days of what I was thinking this time last year. During October of 2007 we were just about to find out you were a healthy boy. That was the happiest day ever for your dad and I. This time last year I was just starting to get a little bit big. I was just starting to wear some maternity clothing. There was no way I could envision just how big I was going to get or just how totally tired of maternity clothing I would be!

Now here you are and you get more amazing each month. Your personality continues to shine. You are such a happy guy. You have been teething up a storm this month and you have maintained the sweetest disposition through it all. You have two little sharp teeth starting to jut out of your bottom gum. Every once in a while you grab my finger and give a firm chomp. You seem to be chomping on anything that will hold still long enough.

It is still so hard to be back at work. I was talking to a friend about it and she has a son just a little older than you. She described all this as being back in high school when you had a crush on a boy and you couldn’t get him out of your mind. That is what this is like. You are just constantly on my brain at all times with every movement I make throughout the day. I know you are in amazing hands and that makes things much easier. I have had insomnia for about three weeks. I think it is partly just because I totally and completely miss you during the week. Grandma put it into perspective and said to not think of it as leaving you but as giving her opportunity to be with you so much. That has helped quite a bit. I have had a few good nights of sleep and I’m hoping that I am back on track. I had serious insomnia before your second ultrasound too. After we saw you were a healthy boy though, that all melted away. I’m just a worry wart. I hope you don’t inherit that from me!

Thank you for giving me something to smile about each day. You are the greatest way to wind down a long work day. It seems that everything is less important now that you are around!

Love,
Mama









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