Dear Rose,Sweet, bubbly, darling, silly baby Rose. I love you more than anything else. You have grown exponentially in this last month. You crawl, with speed and directness. You have begun to pull yourself up on furniture, on toys, on the bathtub, on my legs, on anything that is sturdy enough. You started taking tentative steps, too. At first, you would only do it if I was holding your hands and now, you will hold on to things and move. It's amazing how fast you are, and, when you want something, you get yourself to it and that's that.
I don't know if I wrote about your first Halloween before, but I want to make sure to tell you about it. We dressed you up as a fuzzy duck and you were ADORABLE.
And really not so impressed with the whole thing. You and I drove over to Aunt Sarah's and she gave us some candy. We came home and waited for the house lights in our neighborhood to come on. Once they did, Dad walked you around to the neighbors who were happy to see you, and thought you were so cute in your duck costume! Mama stayed home and handed out candy to the other kids who came to our door. It was fun, and I think you will enjoy it more when you are older!We celebrated Thanksgiving, too, your first Thanksgiving. It was a beautiful day. We had Uncle Joe, Aunt Sarah and her boyfriend Adam, and Mama's good friend from college, Ross and his partner, Christopher over for dinner. You had fun eating lots of different foods, like Dad's sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, stuffing, all the good stuff.
And, Rose, I want you to know, that when I gave thanks that day (like every day) you were at the top of my list. The 3 things that I am most grateful for:1. You - Rose
2. Your Dad
3. Your laugh
Rose, Mama loves you. I cannot wait to celebrate the winter holidays with you. And to play in the snow too!
All my love,
Mama
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