Happy Half Year Birthday

Dear Frances, 

You, little pea, are six months old today. You are so full of life it’s hard to believe that it has in fact been only six months.

You are bubbling-over with baby energy. You want to see and touch (and chew) everything in sight. You will no doubt be a tour-de-force once your tiny body catches up to your great big ambition. You love to stand and have started to put one foot in front of the other when you dive and bound towards toys and kitties. 

After many months of practice you’ve mastered your hands. You can pick things up, turn them over and around, and send them flying across the room. You’ve got an unbelievably strong grip as evidenced by the handfuls of dad hair and cat fur you extract every so often. 

Your still put your whole self into your happiness – smiles are inevitably accompanied by bouncing legs and flailing arms. These smiles, especially the morning variety, are so big we can see your two tiny teeth from across the room. You also still put your whole self into your discontent - there is never any uncertainty when you're not enjoying yourself. 

You love your fur brothers to pieces, love looking at toes (your own and those of anyone else without socks on), still love your bird mobile, love the feel of tags and ribbon and love putting all of the above in your mouth. 

You are endlessly kissable, like to snuggle, and can turn even the toughest day around with a giggle. You’ve got big beautiful eyes and long elegant eyelashes and in six short months have carved a forever home for yourself in all of our hearts.

You are everything we expected and so so much more.

With love,

Your mom