June 9, 2012
Dear Emily,
You are almost a year old and
what a year it has been! Without a
doubt, you are the most beautiful baby ever!! You have big bright brown eyes that sparkle with joy when
you smile or laugh. And you smile
a lot! Your strawberry blonde hair
is beginning to grow over your ears and is just long enough to hold a bow
clip. You have six teeth…four on
the top and two on the bottom. You
got your first tooth when you were about four months old and the process has
not been easy. In fact, cutting
teeth is one of the first experiences that humans have with the pain of
change. You are tall but
dainty. You may weigh twenty
pounds! Although you can stand
alone, and you can walk around a table or stool while holding on, you refuse to
take those first real steps. You
still crawl to get where you want to go which works just fine so there is no
need to rush, but you found out quickly that crawling is hard on your knees so
you learned to manipulate a one legged scoot. You look quite comical when you do it, but sister, you can
fly. You are too funny!! Of course your other mode of
transportation is for someone to carry you, and there is no shortage of
volunteers for that job! When you
hold up your arms and make that little sound that says “Please pick me up and
take me with you,” you are irresistible!
You are surrounded by people who love you - who want to protect you and
make your life easy.
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| MAYNA AND EMILY |
Unfortunately, “easy” is not
always the best route. Those of us
who love you know that for you to grow and develop your skills, you have to be
challenged. In order to learn to
walk, you have to let go of the table.
You have to find the courage to take those first steps. You will probably fall down, not once,
but several times. You will
probably bump your head. You will
probably cry. The good news is
that that your family and friends will be close by to cheer for those first
steps, to pick you up when you fall, to hold you when you cry, and to encourage
you to try again. Falling, pain,
crying – all a part of life that you will experience over and over again…practically
every time you face a challenge. But God’s greatest gift to us is the love and
support of family and friends who help us through the hard places in our lives and
who encourage us to try again.
So go for it, Emily - time to let go of the table and take
that first step. Be brave! You can do it!! No worries - we are all right
behind you!
I love you!!
I love you!!
BB
