I am trying to pretend that if I refuse to believe this girl is already four months then time will slow down. I am pretty sure time just isn’t on my side. It’s so incredibly different the second time around. You know how fast it goes, so you don’t rush every little thing. Instead you find yourself wishing all those things back. I can’t believe just four short months ago this little miss was a squishy newborn curled up in my arms. Now she loves to play and wiggle around and roll on the floor. I love this new stage, but time sure does go by too fast for this mama.

I can already see in so many ways how she is different than her big brother. Elyse is a much easier baby, but she loves her mama. She doesn’t take to new people as well. When she is getting passed around at church as often as ministry kids do you can always find her looking for her mama. And unless she knows who is holding her really well, if she hears her mamas voice that’s who she wants. She is such a good baby, but she definitely loves her familiarity. I think where Jase is the spitting image of my personality, Elyse is going to fall in between her daddy and I as a happy medium. She loves her familiarity and what she knows, but she also likes to be in on the action and a part of what is going on. We often find her doing crunches wherever she is in the house so she can see what we are doing, more specifically what her big brother is doing. She just can’t wait to be in on all that action. This girl also LOVES to talk. She just chats away while she’s awake and makes the sweetest sounds. Jase loves her talking and thinks it is quite amusing. 

Isn’t it so crazy how you can already see their personality blooming at such a young age?

Elyse still rolls tummy to back and is so close to rolling back to tummy. Her bumbo is her favorite thing right now because it allows her to be up and seeing what’s going on. She’s holding toys and grabbing for things constantly. She also ALWAYS has her hands in her mouth. She laughs when you pull her hands away from her mouth to get her dressed, probably the only baby I have ever known to laugh while getting clothes on. She even laughs during some diaper changes. She truly is such a sweetheart.

Miss Elyse, I can’t even remember what our life was like without you. I already feel like our world is a whole lot sweeter with you in it. I am loving watching your personality blossom. I am loving even more watching your already apparent love for your big brother. It melts my heart every time you smile at him. One of my forever favorite things about you is that you smile with your eyes. Every time you are filled with joy, it isn’t just seen in your smile, but it is seen head to toe. May you always be filled with that much joy baby girl.

Until next month…