Evie Perez Photography

Dear Cael,

How is it that you are growing SO fast??? I say this every month but it’s so true. These last moments are bittersweet.  There are days where I still can’t believe you are here. How did we get so lucky to have you as part of our family? You are such a happy baby! Whenever you cry at the top of your lungs I know that something is bothering you because that’s not like you. I remember hearing first time moms saying,” I don’t remember what life was like before we had a baby.” I remember thinking “How can you not remember?” I just want to add that we had fun when it was just Daddy, Novi and I. But since you are here it’s even better!! You bring so much joy to our lives. Boy are we learning each day what it is to be good parents. I am two days late for your 8 month (you actually turned 8 months Saturday), but two days won’t hurt. Yesterday was my first Mother’s Day!! It was an awesome day. Last year for Mother’s Day I was pregnant and I remember thinking next year this time we will be celebrating Mother’s Day together. I am so proud of you and can’t wait to see the path that God has for you! You are changing each day. Here are a few milestones:

• You can sit up. You started siting up towards the end of 7 months, but the past few weeks you sit up for longer period of times.
• You are pulling yourself up. Sometimes when you are sitting and I am in front of you, you will grab my shirt and pull yourself up. Or when you are lying down you try to get up by yourself and pull up. You are so strong!!
• I am starting to see your little personality.
• The past couple of weeks you don’t want to be carried, you rather be on the ground walking. Even though you don’t know how to walk, but you like walking when someone is holding your hands.
• You can’t crawl yet, but you’ll get there when you are ready. Some of us think that maybe you will skip crawling and go straight to walking. We shall see…
• The other day Papi had you holding and standing on the coffee table and you stood for a while by yourself. When you felt yourself  falling you grabbed the coffee table and moved your feet so you wouldn’t fall.
• You have two little baby curls side burns. It’s so cute. I call you my little Rabi.
• I love hearing your baby talk. Sometimes when you wake up, we hear you talking to yourself in the crib. It’s so cute! And than there are days when you wake up crying
• You no longer like to be in your carseat. I have graduated you from putting you in the stroller without you being in the car seat.
• The other day we went out to eat and instead of brining you in your carseat we put you in a high chair. I don’t know if we are ready for that because you were grabbing everything in sight. Whenever we took something away from you, it made you a little upset. So we put you back in the carseat.
• Whenever we are eating something you look at us and began to move your lips like you are tasting it.
• You have a very good appetite.
• You are so heavy!
• You have gone from a size 3 in diapers to a size 4. Is that even possible?? I hate to see what size of diapers you’ll be in when you turn 1.
• No teeth yet, but you sure are drooling like a mad man.
• You love being in your walker.
• You have now entered baby on the move stage. Even though you are not walking you use your walker to get everything. A few Sundays ago Papi and I heard something fall.  You pulled the table runner from the dining room table and pulled the vase from the table to the floor. As soon as you saw Papi you ran the other way as if you didn’t do anything. You also started pulling my kitchen towels from the oven and taking out my glade plug ins from the wall.
• You love to put the soap suds in your both when taking a bath.
• Novi is your best friend!
• You love our iPhones.
• You are wearing 9 month clothing. I am pretty sure you will be in 12 months soon!

Can’t wait to see what milestones you will have at 9 months!!

You are still doing the swimming pose and crossing your fingers.

Last week, I put you in the swing so that you could drink your bottle while I worked on some emails. When I was done I looked over at you and this is what I see. You grabbed the side of the swing and pulled yourself up. You smiled at me and was like, Are you done yet? It was funny!! Good thing I had my camera right beside me.

Love Always,
Mami