As I reflect on the past year, it seems so surreal to me that Polly is almost one. I had no idea at all what I was doing when they laid her on my chest, I only knew that I would try with everything in me to be the best parent I possibly could be and to cherish every moment.
Each day of her life has been a joy and a triumph. We learned to breastfeed, she gained weight normally, she is, by the mercy of God, healthy, she crawls and talks and stands now for a moment by herself. She has taught me to be more mindfully present, she’s taught me I can survive on a lot less sleep than I ever imagined possible. She has given me more happiness than I thought my heart could hold. She is a happy, bubbly, smiley baby who loves people and loves her family. I can’t imagine my life without her. I can’t even let her get babysat away from me for longer than an hour without missing her so badly that I end up taking her back from whoever has her. She makes her father and I so incredibly happy, happier than we ever have been. She has made mine and Tripp’s relationship deeper. She has made us have to communicate better, she has made us rely on each other more than we ever did before her. She has taught us to cherish our time, both just the two of us and together with her. We love being the little family of three. 💙
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