Hanna Ruth

Hanna is 6.5 months. I can't believe how fast the months have gone.  She is an absolute angel.  Sometimes people post that or say that about their baby, but she really is.  I have thought about what makes her the easiest baby.  Some of it is relativity.  A 6th baby everything is second nature.  You go to the store with a spare diaper in the car and the easiest thing is your baby.  Some of it might be I yearned for her and prayed for her and thought I would never have her.  She is a miracle.  Some of it might be that my last baby was born at a time when life was so physically and emotionally busy with being a caretaker for my mom and dad.  I think those things all attribute to the ease of her, however, she is just the best.  An absolute angel who I love being with and caring for all the time.  She sleeps though the night, rocks herself in her carseat, comes with me wherever I go and very rarely cries.  I am so grateful!  I love her so much!  She is just starting to try to army crawl to her destination which is usually a toy on the ground.  Not a baby toy, but something she can play with like a scooter wheel or nerf gun that a sibling left out.  She gives the biggest smiles.  Anyone who looks or smiles at her is sure to get a big grin back.  People just love it.  Strangers just look at her and are filled with her big grin.  It exuberates happiness.  I hope she has that in life.  I have thought about gifts and one thing that I am so grateful for is that I love being around people and generally love life.  Don't get me wrong in that I don't love the moments of kids fighting or piles of wash or cleaning my home for the millionth time.  Those moments unravel me but for the most part I am so grateful for life and the adventure of life.  I hope she has that.  For now, we are so filled by her.  Love her so much!  So grateful for our caboose.  Miracle from heaven.