+ I love you, baby girl +
There are just moments when I want to freeze time, capture the moment and all of my emotions for just that second for me to remember forever. This morning was a rough morning, but I was rocking you back to sleep, and my heart just melted. The light was dimmed low, but the sun was just barely starting to come up outside. I was holding you against my shoulder and your head was tilted back, face up towards me with the sweetest 1/2 smile, 1/2 pout on your lips. You were just drifting off to sleep, and your arm was wrapped around mine. It was beautiful, and I just got to watch you like that for several quiet moments. So special.

You are a good baby. Fussy sometimes, ear-piercingly loud sometimes, and frustrating at moments. But overall, you are happy and cheerful. And you like "talking" to your daddy. I think you were trying to tell him all about your week so far this morning. It was very cute. They tell me at daycare your hair will go into ponytails, but I think they're making it up. I keep trying and it's not *quite* long enough. Soon though.

Tomorrow you go back to the orthopedic surgeon for what we hope will be the last time. Daddy's taking you in the morning, since he's off of work during the day. I can't wait to hear the full report. Sleeping will be interesting for you. I let you sleep this morning without your brace on for a little while, and you were roaming the entire crib on your belly. Yikes! You were scooching, and bouncing your butt in the air (that one had me laughing), and trying to roll over into the sides of the crib. It was all very entertaining, actually. I just wonder what it will be like to put you to bed without your harness. You have not gone to bed at night without a brace on since you were 3 weeks old. Today you are 16 weeks old. That's a LONG time.