Sweet Hannah,

Hannah's first ice cream cone - May 2012

This past weekend was our first Mother's Day together.  I found myself watching you a lot.  You see, this coming Friday will mark our first year together.  It has been an adventure for us both for sure.  You and I have had our struggles, but I am thankful for them.  God has been gracious to grow me to be more like his Son through those struggles.  He has given me a beautiful, new baby girl to love and I'm pretty sure you have taught me more about myself than any of my children yet.  You're special.  :)

I also thought about your birth mother today.  I think about her often actually.  I wonder what she looked like. Did you get her feet?  Did she love to sing as much as you do?  What did she like to do?  What did she hope for you when she felt you move in her womb? 

But when I do think about her, I am thankful.  And thankful that your birth father loved you so much that he wanted for you what he could not give.  And your daddy and I get to give that to you.  Forever.  And we get to tell you about great stories of our own adoptions.  About the family we are a part of and pray for you and Abi, and Nate, and Luke too. 

So, at the end of the day today I made a list of the things I love about you.  Here's what I have come up with so far:

• I love how you run at me with random hugs through out the day, almost knocking me over
• I love how you immediately start dancing the moment you hear a beat
• I love how you sing tunes I never even knew you had heard
• I love that you so want to do EVERYTHING your brothers and sister are doing
• I love your hair
• I love it when you completely wrap your whole self around me in the morning all the way down the hall
• I love your laugh (we waited so long to hear it!)
• I am learning to love your LOUDness
• I love that you love people
• I even think your cry is cute sometimes
• And I love to hear your stories even when I can't make out a word your saying. They're perfect.

I love YOU, Baby!

Your Mama