It is hard to believe it has only been six months. I can't imagine my life without her now.
Somewhere between the sleepless nights and the dirty diapers, I fell in love with her and I have a hard time even remembering what it was like before I loved her. Some people will tell you that they fell in love with their child at first sight, but it didn't happen that way for me, and I am sure it doesn't happen that way for others. I felt the responsibility and the protective instincts, I am sure those things ensure the survival of our species, but the love came later. I would guess that the nature of her arrival and the delayed bonding time all played a part, but I also think that, while I loved the idea of the child growing in my belly, I didn't understand. I didn't understand the all encompassing, unconditional, true love that comes after you meet and know your child. I do now. We are truly blessed and I still think of her as my miracle baby and probably always will (Someone send me this post when she is 16:).
We just had our six month check up. She passed with flying colors, the doctors are very happy with her progress. Officially, she weighs 12 pounds and 5 ounces and is 23.5 inches long. The big news is she is "on" the chart at her actual age (3rd percentile) and that makes us all happy. Corrected she is in the 50th percentile for height and weight. At some point, probably close to her 2nd birthday, those two numbers will get much closer together. Since we were in the medical center today, we stopped by the NICU to visit some of our favorite doctors and nurses. It was so nice to be able to see them and show them Charlotte's progress.
She is keeping us quite entertained with all her chatter and scooting and grabbing. She is a consistent tummy sleeper these days, so she is getting very strong in the flipping department. We are still working on balance and tummy time, or TT as Aaron likes to call it, and I think in the next few days we will begin cereal feeding. Big things here at the Agnew house!
I hope you all have a wonderful summer.
Katie
awwww, that brought a little tear to my eyes! So proud of miss charlotte, happy 6 months sweet girl! :)
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you guys get to experience falling in love with your baby. I imagine the circumstances in which Miss Charlotte arrived makes the whole experience even more profound.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny, a couple nights ago when we were saying prayers with the kids Caleb made the observation that it seemed like Molly and G and Charlotte had been "for always." I agreed and said it seemed the same way to me for him and Logan as well. It chokes me up thinking about it!
Give that baby a kiss from us. And a round of high fives for you and Aaron!
Love the picture!! She is just the sweetest thing! Let us know when you guys are free for a meeting, as we are both finally healthy (and almost off bed rest for me!)
ReplyDeleteThe wonder of the world around us. She is so dam cute.
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