Baby Bird, tomorrow you will officially be three months old! What an amazing three months it has been, for you, your parents and our family! You were born so beautiful, and I got to see you so soon after being born. I can't explain or describe the strong bond I felt to you while you were lying in that incubator under the lights. You came to visit us when you were one week old. We were all a little afraid to touch you, but it didn't take us very long to learn how to hold, rock, cradle, burp and change you. In your second month you really began to thrive and gained some weight. We found we couldn't live very long without seeing you! We bought you outfits and toys, we talked to you and rocked you. In this third month, you have gained weight. You have started playing with the toys we got you. You LAUGHED OUT LOUD for us and that has prompted us to yell peek-a-boo, a-choo, and dance silly. You love it all! Your expressions and attempts at communication reinforce to us that you are a precious and unique little individual. It's so cute to see you raise your eyebrows and trying to "talk" to us. You love the gentle breezes that come across your face and Gma thinks it's especially cute how you close your eyes and smile, like the world is your amusement park, and God has sent that breeze just to entertain you! You are growing and passing through baby sizes like crazy. Everybody thinks you look like them! (Of course, you and I know who you REALLY look like;) But we will let everyone voice their opinions, because time will tell the truth. In the sunlight your hair and eyebrows look very red. Hmm! Your skin is getting very fair. Hmm! Your eyes are definitely blue. Hmm! You hate being hot. Hmm! You love being around your people and think it is infinitely more fun than being alone. When you wake up and I am beside you, you smile and go back to sleep. When you wake up alone in your crib, you don't like it and you holler till one of us runs to get you. We try to share holding you, even though we all want to hold and rock you! Even Gpa can't wait to get his hands on you! He's nowhere when I am changing you, but the minute you are all buttoned up and I pick you up, guess who's right by my side, ready to take you? I admit you do love bouncing around on Gpa's shoulder and him and Aunt Lyndi know just the right way to bounce you. I have to look at your pictures and videos every night and I fall asleep looking at your wallpaper. The happiest days are when you are coming, and when you leave, well...Gma looks forward to when she can see you soon;) Today you have to get a vaccination and we all hope that goes well for you and doesn't hurt you at all:( You are getting to be so big and it is amazing to see you starting to enjoy your life! Your mommy and daddy love you so much and take such good care of you. They have lots of energy to keep up with you and that is a very great thing! As you get older and your motor skills keep developing you will enjoy all your toys more and more. It has been so great of your posse to keep you entertained and you love Lion, Tiger, and Zebra! Gma is really looking forward to when you can come back and play, until then-All my love, Mimsi
