I Want To Remember | Dominique

I Want to Remember your endless amounts of smiles for Mommy when I come to get you from your crib in the middle of the night for a feeding. You’re always so happy to see Mommy, no matter what time of day it is.

I Want to Remember how happy you are on any given day. Like seriously contagious happy. Unless it’s a bad day, but even then there are moments you are really happy. And what makes you happy? Just seeing people who love you, especially Mommy, Daddy and Violet.

I Want to Remember your attempts at giggling/laughing. You’re this close and it has Daddy frustrated that you’re not giggling for him yet, although we can tell that you want to.

I Want to Remember that you are always more content being held by someone than being put into your chair/swing/bouncer/play mat. You love people interaction and it definitely shows.

I Want to Remember how endlessly entertained you are with your fists in your mouth, no matter what we’re doing. Unless you’re eating. Then you clutch Mommy’s shirt with one fist, while the other is tightened into a ball. I have mouth/teething toys for you, but you’d rather your fists or any piece of clothing to put into your mouth. Oh, and you drool a bit as well.

I Want to Remember how much music calms you down when you’re fussing, but not hungry yet. Especially if I’m doing dishes and need you to be entertained for a bit. I’ll put the music on and you are back to being happy. Especially if it’s Weird Al Yankovic playing on iTunes.

I Want to Remember how hard you are trying to get mobile. You’re rolling over both ways and when you’re on your tummy, you get your knees underneath you and try to get your bum up in the air. I have no doubt you’ll be mobile soon.

I Want to Remember all the “noise” you make, whether you’re happy or sad. It’s constant noise from you, and I love it. One day all this babbling will turn into actual conversations with us, but right now, I’ll take this.