Dear Emilia,
You are almost a week old, and it seems like you are gaining new expressions every day. They say that these smiles are involuntary, but it seems clear that you know our voices when we talk to you.
You are already growing so much. We’ve spent what seems like hours just watching, as if you will sprout inches, grow more hair or get chubby cheeks spontaneously. And then, when we turn away or lay you down to sleep, you wake up slightly different.
You had your second car ride today, and your first trip to the coffee shop. You were completely content to ride along, and you slept through all of the falling snow.
Tonight was our seventh wedding anniversary, and we celebrated it by eating sushi, something your mom loves and wasn’t allowed to eat when pregnant with you.
We have much to celebrate and be thankful for, but most of all we were celebrating this anniversary in honor of you. There were lots of big smiles all around! 😀
Love, Dad
4:25 pm on December 9th, 2008
Wow…I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since your wedding already! That is incredible. I am so amazed by you guys and hope that I can make a trip out to the midwest before graduation to visit.
4:42 pm on December 9th, 2008
AJ and Sonja – I know you know this – but I just wanted to tell you again – What a BEATIFUL gift you are giving your beautiful daughter by keeping this journal for her. Baby books just do not tell the story and this, this is the most priceless gift you can give her. Congratulations you guys – she is simply breathtaking!
xoxo – darcie (one of Matt’s creepy broads)
8:01 pm on December 18th, 2008
Samir and I just watched the smirky smile vid and loved it! Can’t wait to meet the little smiley one (and see you two) soon!
Love,
Amy