Skyler’s 9 Months Old!

Dearest Little Skyler,

You are 9 months old today, Little One!

Time has really zoomed past very very quickly! You are so able to do so many things now. You’ve totally impressed both your grandmas with how you can play with them and how you are so aware of what is going on around you. You can sit by yourself without any support (but you really really scare Mama and Papa with your tossing yourself backwards while you are sitting. If we weren’t there to catch you, you would have landed on your back very hard which you have done a couple of times already). You can roll over onto your front and back to your back without any effort. You can snatch your Papa’s and Mama’s spectacles off their faces before they even realise it. You can sit in your high chair and eat your big bowl of cereal without any problems – unless you don’t want to eat which means that we take forever to get you to finish your meal.

Papa and Mama are both so glad that we chose to take care of you ourselves with minimal help from family and friends. This has allowed us to watch you grow every step of the way. We know your every expression and every move and this knowledge of and time with you has given us endless joy! This is why it is difficult for us to understand some parents who hardly spend any time with their own baby boys and girls. They ‘foster out’ their precious ones to their maids, parents or even infant care agencies. We feel that they are losing out on so much. I guess they have very good strong reasons for their decision and that they have their own sources of joy from their little ones. Mama and Papa simply can’t do that. We need to be with you as much as we possibly can.

And that is why Papa feels so bad. Papa has been extremely busy with school work and has been totally exhausted these few days. Thus, I have not been able to spend as much time with you as I want. Mama has been taking care of you herself and I feel so bad about that because Mama is very busy with her own studies and work as well. Mama has been going to sleep only in the wee hours of the morning because she can only start working after we have gone to sleep. This leaves her with very little sleep as well. But, no matter how tired we are, we will never exchange our time with you for anything!

Papa and Mama were going to celebrate your 9th Month Birthday with you no matter what! We went down town for a very short dinner this evening in honour of your birthday and Mama and Papa got you a slice of cake to celebrate. You may not remember it very well as you were sleeping when we ate it. :D

Happy 9th Month Birthday, Baby Girl!

We love you!

Papa and Mama