In Honor of Sunny turning 10 months old, I wanted to share 10 things we love about our sweet baby girl.
She embodies her name. Sunny really is a sunny baby. She lights up the room and lights up our lives. We love her sweet smiles, her laugh and her little giggles. She has brought so much joy and sunshine into our family.
Everything she does, she does big. She crawls fast, laughs hard, climbs on everything, reaches as far as she possibly can to get things. She has the biggest smiles, big beautiful eyes, and has made our hearts get even bigger.
She's a thrill seeker. She definitely got that from her dad. She loves being tossed in the air, bounced, twirled, you name it! Our little adventurer.
She enjoys the outdoors. Anytime she's having a hard time, if I take her outside she soaks it all in. She enjoys splashing around in the pool and going for walks. She zooms in on leaves and would love to put them all in her mouth. Our budding nature lover.
She's super playful. We have the best time playing hide and seek, peek-a-boo, singing songs, and dancing. She loves engaging in play. We especially love when she sneaks up on us, climbs up to our faces, gives us "kisses" and laughs.
Watching her grow/eat. I have loved watching her grow. Each new stage brings new joy. We could also watch her eat solids all day. Her facial expressions, her enthusiasm for food, her voracious appetite. Tonight at a friend's birthday party she found a pepperoni on the ground and popped it right in her mouth. She couldn't have been happier. Definitely our child.
Her love of animals. Nothing brings her more joy than laying on Sirius, our cat. She also loves "sneaking" the dog her food while she's eating and gets especially thrilled if Star licks her hands. Certainly building up her immune system.
She's endlessly curious. Sunny is always on the move. If she's being held, she better be simultaneously entertained or she'll find something else to explore. Almost from the time she was brand new she preferred to be outward facing so she could see everything around her. I love watching her take things in and seeing her curiosity continue to develop.
She loves music. She recently started tapping her hand on her leg during songs. Baby girl has some rhythm. Yesterday when we were in the car, she started crying until I started to sing. Every time I stopped, the tears started. Every time I started, the tears stopped. I love sharing my love for music with her.
She made me a mama and Aaron a dad. I don't have words for the gratitude I feel that she is mine and I am hers. I love the quiet moments when I get to look into her bright eyes and feel the peaceful truth that we somehow all chose each other. She is our greatest gift and I pray every day that she can know in the deepest parts of her that she is infinitely and eternally loved.
Sunny, there are a million things I adore about you. I hope you know and feel my commitment to shower you with the sunlight, safety and love that will allow you to bloom into who you are meant to be. Happy TEN months baby girl. They have easily been the most joy-filled of our lives.
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