Abigail

Today, I took Abigail shopping with me. She is usually very well behaved when we go places. She is still little enough to where she doesn't want everything she can see. She also keeps herself occupied most of the time with people watching. She is friendly, and she smiles at everyone and does her parade wave. I never realized how babies attract people. Most of the time, people comment on how fat her cheeks are, or how alert she is. I guess I never knew much about babies before I had my own. Now everywhere we go, Abigail points at other babies, so I automatically get all google-eyed over them. Mike and I have been talking about whether or not we are ready to have another baby. Even as a newborn, Abigail had a wonderful temperament and she has always slept through the night. With the exception of the first two weeks of her life, we have never really experienced the dreaded sleep deprivation that comes along with having a newborn. Sometimes I wonder if I'll miss those important moments in her life if I am tied up with another new baby. Everyone told us when she was born that before we knew it, she would grow up. Even though she is only nine months old, that time has gone by so fast. I look at her and wonder what she'll want to be when she grows up. I wonder if she will like art and music the way that Mike and I do, or if she'll play sports instead. Or maybe she'll invent something or change the world. My hopes and dreams for her go far beyond what words or imagination can dream up. And from what I know of little Miss Abigail, I know she'll never cease to amaze us.