It Won't Be Like This For Long

As the song goes, "it won't be like this for long. One day we'll look back laughing at the week we bought her home.  This phase is going to fly by so baby just hold on.  It won't be like this for long."  As we reached this 3 month mark in Emmy's life this song by Darius Rucker seems to be the new theme song that is constantly with me as I navigate through life.  Those first two weeks of Emmy's life were rough to say the least.  She wouldn't sleep longer than 2 hours and was up what felt like all night.  All she would do was truly eat, sleep and poop.  Now 3 months later Ryne and I really do laugh at that week we bought her home.  We watched a video the other night and I actually thought "who is that baby?"   Emmy looks, and acts, so differently then when she was first born.  It's hard to believe that this is the same baby.  My tiny 6 pound baby is now pulling at toys, reaching for the dog, and talking to all her "buddies" and family, this list could go on and on.  Now I find that I am laughing with her as she smiles.  She can make me smile when I want to cry.  She can make a bad day so much better by just looking at her.  The other day I asked her "Where is your daddy?" and she opened up her hand.  And I laughed and said "That's right!  You're daddy is right there in the palm of your hand!"  And she smiled.  Ryne and I say things like "I can't wait for (insert milestone here)"  but the truth is I can wait.  Sure I am looking forward to when she can hold her own bottle and I would love to know what her voice sounds like but I can wait.  People always say "they grow up so fast" and before I had Emmy I thought it was just something people say but it is true!  I really hope that the rest of her life doesn't go as fast as these first three months go but I know it will!  She is such a beautiful and pleasant baby and I just want to hug and squeeze her.

In other news I have to give a little shout out to my husband.  Ryno, I love you more than anything and just remember "it won't be like this for long".  I am proud and happy to call myself your wife and I can't wait to see what our future has in store for us :-)