"You won't realize how much your parents love you until you have a child of your own"
Leo's 9.5 months old now, and so much has happened. We're so busy day-in and day-out that I seldom have free time. When I do have free time, I try to work on my dolls and painting, and I don't even get to do that much either. Updating livejournal? That's just crazy.
But surely I can't go an entire year without an entry.
Leo is teething again, so he's been fussy with some random crying fits throughout the day which is very uncharacteristic of him. Convincing him to sleep on his own was difficult, so I lay on the floor near his crib until he could fall asleep. He rolled over and stuck his arm out between the slats to try to reach me, but not out of desperation, but out of just this pure, indescribable love. He gazed into my eyes with the biggest, sleepy smile I've ever seen and this continued until he couldn't keep his eyes open. This kind of happiness makes me feel so happy it makes me feel kind of depressed. I don't know why.
Maybe it's because what he feels for me is so pure and beautiful. That other than when I was a baby- how my parents felt toward me- no one else loved me so much just because. As Leo grows up, these moments will fade (but I know new ones will come).
Leo has 7 teeth, weighs 24 lbs and 4 ounces, and is 30 inches tall. He's projected to be like 6'2". He crawls like a pro, pulls himself up on everything with ease and makes tons of little noises (mostly happy squeals at the animals). He is so excited to wake up in the morning to play. His favorite toy is a talking green stuffed dog named Scout. He loves other people and other babies. He loves baths and going out and about. He loves all sorts of foods and eats everything we offer him. He is so cute and so amazing. Mason and I couldn't have been more lucky. Half of me and half of Mason is pretty wonderful.
My parents are so in love with Leo. I see it in their eyes when we drop him off for daycare. The way they look at him...is just so much love. I'm so lucky they are able to share this love with me.
Mason continues to amaze me everyday. Having a baby will certainly be one of the hardest things we'll do together, and our teamwork means everything to me. Through the most difficult parts of being new parents, he made sure I had the help I needed. I love him so much, and I'm so grateful and feel so lucky to be so loved by him.
The rest of the post will be random photos between the last post I made and today. Hope everyone is doing well and happy. We owe it to ourselves and our loved ones to give it our all.
