July 31, 2011
Dearest Elle:
At 11:28 a.m. today, you turned 1. As I've told you on several occasions, you can pretty much do anything, fishing included, after you turn 1 year old. For that, you should celebrate like it's your birthday.
But there's one thing I won't be able to do anymore. I can't call you baby, my favorite name for you lo these 52 weeks and one day. That's because you're officially not a baby anymore, though you're still just as cute as you were yesterday. Unfortunately, your graduation from babyhood is the first of what I'm sure will be a long series of bittersweet milestones for me.
As a baby, we shared activities I'm sure you'll soon outgrow. Before you could talk, we had a special language of lip smacks and tongue clicks that no one else could, or cared to, understand. You scramble-crawled to me for protection from silly little things that scared you. And you broke down and cried on the rare occasions I used my "deep voice" to tell you no. It won't take you long as a toddler to realize all you have to do to escape trouble is smile at me.
There are some special things I pray you take with you to the next stage of your life. I hope your face will still light up when I walk through the door. I hope you still will giggle with abandon when you play with your mommy. I hope your mommy and I bring you half as much joy every day as you give us.
Your first year has been perfect. You are now permitted to move on to toddlerhood, but you'll always be my baby.
With love,
Your da-da
I love when Daddys do blog posts! You can call her "baby" for as long as you want!!!!! And for some reason I think her eyes will always light up when she sees you. At least until she's a teenager. ;)
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ReplyDeleteJust wanted to say that this is beautiful! My eyes got a little teary. (My daughter will be one in about a month and a few weeks.)
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ReplyDeletesweetest ever! thanks so much for sharing this!!
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