Smiles

Some smiles from Abbey before bedtime.

Sleepy head

I love my daughter more and more each day and she is just getting cuter and cuter. Watching her develop and discover new things. The latest excitement or scoring high on the cute factor scale is that she now sucks her thumb! And when I say suck I'm not talking a nice gentle motion I'm talking suction people like one of these new vacuum cleaners that can suck back stuff that's been hidden for years. I'm a little scared she may actually loose a useful digit if she carries on in this vain! I've been trying to upload a video of her sucking her thumb but Blogger is not being very cooperative so I'll have to try again another day.

On the topic of sleep. Nope she's not sleeping through the night yet and I'm not even sure if we're close but I'm not too worried about it really. I can handle waking up once a night and so I'll treasure the middle of the morning snuggles for as long as they last and I will look forward to the first 8hrs sleep I get.

I'm wondering if Abbey will sleep better once she's in a room of her own. Or more so if we will sleep better. I am a light sleeper and so i do tend to wake straight away when Abbey gizzles or stirs so it might be better for me if I'm not so close to hear these noises. We'll see.

Can't help but love her

There's something in your eyes

As you see the world around you for the first time

They are wide with excitement, with anticipation, curiosity

I hope what you see, at least in me, is pleasing to your sweet soul.

There's something in your eyes as you stare up at me

A twinkle, a glisten, a sparkle, a joy known in the innocence of childhood.

You know nothing more than what we show you,

No more words than the ones we whisper.

I hope what you hear is pleasing to your sweet soul.

There's something in your eyes that makes my heart overflow with love

I will do everything to love you as i should

To do you no harm and show you what is good.

To pray for your soul as you grow and are transformed into a beautiful child of God.

That something in your eyes, that which draws me in,

that something that makes me want to love you... it's a touch of heaven

You are our gift, so small, so needy, so pure and so so precious

and we were blessed by God to welcome you into our hearts and our lives.

Above all else what I see in your eyes I'm sure is a knowledge of God

Knowing that the maker of the twinkling stars made you with that sparkle in your eye

And as I look into your eyes with such love, He looks deeper still

He loves you to the core of your being, the depth of your soul.

And for as long as you are sure of that there will always be that 'something' in your eyes.