Good Night, Baby Girl

I can hardly believe this picture was taken a year ago.  It was the first time I held Kaylee and I loved that she held my finger.  Now it's almost 10 o'clock at night and tomorrow is my baby girl's birthday.  I swear the time passes more quickly with the second child.  Now that I'm busy chasing two babies around I find that suddenly Kaylee is just doing some of the things we would have been working on with Austin for weeks before he mastered.  Things like crawling, standing, rolling a ball... she just amazes me every day with the things she does.

I love my Kaylee.  She is so sweet.  She gives snuggles which are often accompanied with a sweet little sigh that I just adore. She loves to play with her brother, and he loves to play with  her.  One of their new favorite things to do together is for her to sit on his Elmo car and he pushes her through the house.  She does a good job of staying on, and they both love it.

I remember coming home from the hospital with Kaylee and Joseph had to go to work the next day.  I was terrified.  I felt so inadequate and overwhelmed with caring for Austin (who really was still a baby himself at only18 months) and caring for this tiny, completely dependent little person.  Kaylee was so easy from the beginning though.  She was a good sleeper and by 8 weeks old she was sleeping 8 hours at night.

I think one of the things I love most about Kaylee is that she looks like me. I love that people tell me we look alike.  I think she is the most beautiful little girl, so it's a complement to me that people think she resembles me.

Oh, Kaylee.  There are so many, many things going through my head tonight.  Daddy put you to bed tonight and I kind of missed that chance to hold you before you fell asleep to tell you how wonderful you are and how amazing the last year has been.  I guess I'll just have to tell you tomorrow.  Good night, baby girl.  I love you with all of my heart.  I can't wait to see your sweet smile in the morning.  I love your dimples, your giggles, and everything else about you.  I love your sweetness and the curls in your hair.  It's amazing to me that you will be a big girl tomorrow, but you'll always be my baby.