Dear Vivienne,

Seven months. You are officially over the “hump” of your first year.

I’m finding that each day, I’m holding you a little tighter, kissing you a little harder, and rocking you a little longer. Your babyhood is slipping through my fingers, and it is making me so sad. Don’t get me wrong—you are […]

Dear Vivienne,

It’s your half birthday, sweet baby! I can hardly believe it.

You are so cute I could eat you. Nibble those toes, those fingers, those cheeks, that nose. I just can’t get enough of you these days. I want to bottle up your infancy and keep it for the future, when you’re grown […]

Dear Vivienne,

How are you five months old already??

All of the things that once seemed so far off—the six-month milestone for breastfeeding, starting solids, etc.—are just a mere few weeks away. I feel like I blinked and five months went by. How did you grow so fast from a tiny, squishy baby to the […]

Dear Vivienne,

I fall more and more in love with you every day.

You are growing into such an interesting little character. There are times when you just won’t stop smiling. I can look away, putting on makeup or drying my hair, and I can see you out of the corner of my eye, just […]