Dear Karina,
I cannot believe it has already been 6 months since you’ve graced us with your presence. Time is a-flying on one hand, but on the other, it feels like you have been with us forever.
You are one chill baby. You love going places and just taking things in quietly. We can’t get you to nap worth a darn at home, but the second we get in the car, you pass out. That’s a good thing because mama loves adventures and so does your sister. You fit into our lives beautifully with your go-with-the-flow attitude.
Speaking of beautiful…Your eyes are so blue that they literally sparkle in the sunlight. I love watching them dance around the room as you watch all of us move about. You love staring at me {and grabbing my nose, glasses and shirt} as I nurse you. I treasure our little moments together, although it would make our lives slightly easier if you would allow us to feed you a bottle. 
All in due time, right? For now, I’ll just take it as a compliment that nothing else can compete with your mama!
As far as milestones go, you could care less about them. You roll from side to side, but don’t like being on your belly. You’re a lot like your sister in that regard. It seems like you may want to start sitting up here soon, so that will be nice for you. Until then, you love the different perspectives you get bouncing in your jumperoo or sitting in your Bumbo.
With foods, we’re slowly making our rounds. So far we’ve tried oatmeal, peas and carrots. Of all of them, you seem to like carrots the least. I hope you like the green veggies best, but of course I know that’s probably not going to be the way it is. Excited to move on to some fruits next and start making food for you using fresh ingredients.
Chewing on the spoon is one of your favorite current hobbies! No teeth in sight yet though.
You’ve been an amazing sleeper {through the night at least} since day one. But a week ago, you got sick and decided sleep wasn’t your favorite thing to do. I find myself dragging myself out of bed in a sleepy state of mind to hold you and nurse you. I’m chalking it up as a growth spurt, and you’ll go back to normal in a few weeks, right? Mama needs sleep, peanut.
Your current favorite book is “Good Morning, Good Night.” You fall silent the moment I play any pretty music or sing “Tomorrow” from Annie to you. You laugh like crazy when I bounce you on my lap and say “Driving down a bumpy road,” and you love flying through the air and playing “super baby” — a.k.a. my daily arm workout.
In fact, the way you love to rough house makes me think you may have a little of me in you already — just a smidge of a rebellious streak. It’s amazing how strong our mother-daughter bond is already, and I hope we continue to grow and learn from each other.
One thing that makes me laugh: Nobody can pinpoint quite who you look like, but of course, everyone has to give us their opinion. As your great grandma Esther tells you, “You don’t have to look like anyone — you are just Karina.”
That’s OK by me because I think you are a pretty sweet baby. It has been a blessing watching you grow and start to develop your own little personality. You are SO LOVED.
Keep on smiling that gorgeous, toothless smile, Kars. I love you to the moon and back — times infinity.
Kisses,
Mama
What a sweet letter – Karina sounds like such a special little girl!
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She’s so sweet!
I can’t believe that it’s already been 6 months! Time does fly by so fast… my little guy turned 3 this past weekend. 3! How is he that old already?
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I can’t believe he is 3 either! Such a cutie. Hope you guys had fun celebrating! It does go by SO fast!
I love this. I wish I had your talent for writing but Hope will have to deal with the fact that I don’t. As a way of dealing with the seperation issues I have with going to work and leaving her at day care I have been writing a journal. It’s nothing she can read now but when she is 20 or so she can. It is just be rambling but it helps. I talk to her as if she is a 20 year old and I tell her what she did or what I want her to know someday or the milestones she has accomplished. I tell her all sorts of misc things but it does help on those days I just want to cry because I am not with her. In June I was writing pretty much everyday but now I am down to a few times a month. Proof that time does make the serperation more tolerable although still not easy. Thank you for sharing it is a beautiful letter that she will cherish one day.
Aww, I love that you journal for her. I think it’s so important to capture as much as we can
I used to drive my mom crazy when I asked her questions about what I was like as a baby…She never could remember since I was her 3rd! I’m trying my best to make sure I can at least refer to here if those questions come up, and one day I am going to make a book from these posts.
I know separation isn’t easy, but as long as she’s happy, it’s all going to be OK! Remember kids are much more resilient than us!