Rock-a-bye Baby

My sweet, sweet sugar Allison,

Today as I was rocking you before your nap I cried. I cried as I held you because I wanted to remember this moment and this time in my life forever. I love you so much and your daddy loves you just the same. I want to remember every detail about you. I always want to remember the softness of your rosy cheeks, the sweet touch of your generous kisses, the size of your little hands and the lone freckle you have on your index finger. I love your cute feet and precious tiny toes. Your dad and I both blow raspberries on the soles of your feet and on your little baby tummy. I want you to know that the cuddle time we share when I put you down for your nap and bedtime is my favorite time of day. I love that I get to hold you and rock and that you like to play little games with me. That you pause from drinking to say mama or dada. When I say daddy is going to go nigh night, you bring your finger up to your lips and say shhhh, and I say yeah daddy is sleeping, and then you say nigh night dada. I want to remember how perfectly your head fits under my chin and on my shoulders as you rest against me. I want you to know that your head will always fit perfectly on my shoulders for the rest of your life no matter how old or big you are. I love how you play with my hair as I hold you. And how you get so excited and hold both my cheeks and then snuggle up to me. One of my very favorite things is when I say, can I smell you? and we put our foreheads together and smell. Oh how sweet you smell! You smell like my baby who is still so fresh and new, I hope that is something I remember forever. I know these are things you will probably never remember but I will. I love you so much! We both treasure this time with you. You, our sweetheart Allison, bring incredible joy to us. We are so blessed to have you. There are so many adorable things you do and I just wanted to record some of them today. Thanks for the cuddles.

Love, your Mama