ONE month until ONE!!!

Today my sweet Woo turned eleven months old.  Only one more month until ONE.  How on earth have eleven months slipped through my fingers?  It's just gone by too quickly!  I know every mother says that, but wow you really just don't get it until you have your own child.  The "baby" stage is this little blip of time and it's gone before you know it!  I wish there was a better way to warn new mothers, it really is shocking!

Here is my monthly letter to Woo:

Happy eleven months Sloan Eloise! ONE MONTH UNTIL ONE! Nothing in my life has ever felt so bittersweet. I am so proud of the little person you are becoming! You are very smart and friendly; watching you discover the world and learn how to maneuver your body is so exciting for Dada and I! But I can't help but miss your babyness and wish that I could hold a newborn Sloany just one more time. You should have warned me that you were going to grow SO fast! I would have stopped showering, cooking, cleaning, etc. and just sat holding and staring at you all day long! You are standing up on your own, but you haven't taken any steps yet. I wonder if you'll walk by your first birthday? No rush sweet girl! My heart melts every time you stand up on your tippy toes, but every time I try and snap a picture you put your heels down! You love music so we sing all day long. You are the only baby that lives in our building in the city and I'm pretty sure you think you're a celebrity. You smile and cheese it up when we see anyone in the hallway, elevator, or lobby. People eat it up and drool all over you; you love the attention! You are getting pretty good with baby sign language and you just figured out how to use it against us, signing "ALL DONE" every time we try and rock you to sleep! We have more fun than we should ever be allowed to have and I love you with my whole entire heart. Thank you for being mine. Love You Always, Mama.