Dear Zaney,
Last week I printed out every single picture I have ever taken of you. $68 dollars later and I could feel the tears coming on. From your very first picture,
to the very last I took this afternoon,
my heart melted. How have 8 months passed by so quickly, so unnoticed? How could we have spent almost the same duration a pregnancy is with you here? How did each day come and go so fluidly that I forgot to stop and enjoy every single glimpse of you?
And as I sat and put together your pictures, my heart felt heavy. How could you be so perfect? How can you still be so perfectly perfect? You've grown and changed, each step causing you to become more proud and independent than the last. I love seeing you take pride in what you are accomplishing - each time you meet another goal, no matter how small or insignificant, there is this pure joy that fills you. And it makes everything so worthwhile.
I hope you know that I love you, ZZ. I hope you never doubt your purpose in our family. You have brought us pride and joy that we had never even dreamed of having, and each time we see you doing anything at all, no matter how small or insignificant, there is a pure joy in us.
Keep being a little rascal, but stay young.






























