Brier Leigh Sims: Your Fourth Month

Each day with you is better and better. You make our lives richer, fuller, complete. You are my absolute greatest accomplishment and the most valuable contribution I have made to this world. You leave everyone you encounter a happier person.

I'm so proud of you.

The theme of this fourth month is change.

I started a new job this school year, one I am so excited about! I still work for Coppell ISD, but my role has changed. I am an Integration Specialist which means I support teachers as they incorporate technology into their lessons.

When I started my new job on August 4, you started going to daycare. I don't think any mom can ever be prepared for the feelings she will experience when leaving her baby in the care of another person. Even though daddy and I were very confident about Larissa, your caregiver, I cried for days and days before I even had to leave you. I felt like a part of me would be missing - I mean, we had been together all day, every day, for the past 13 months (including my pregnancy). Daddy takes you to daycare each morning, which is probably a good thing, because I'm fairly confident that I would have never left you the first time. He was very courageous for both of us.

The night before I had to "let you go" to daycare.

You love going to Larissa's. She has three daughters who are home, all day, everyday because she homeschools them. Leah, Leslie, and Lauren have become your good friends! Larissa tells me everyday how much you love to be read to. You also love to let Lauren teach you about various things. Lauren has taught you about Christopher Columbus and listened to Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with you. Larissa says you coo and seem to have a real interest in the fine arts, even at a young age. I did laugh out loud when she told me about the day you screamed in response to hearing Aerosmith for the first time. You really do appreciate "the quiet".

You have another friend at Larissa's. Mommy's friend, Lindsay, brings her baby to your daycare as well. You and Emma Grace seem to be taking a liking to each other! It makes me happy that you have a friend to play with during the day.

Emma Grace isn't your only friend, though. We also love to hang out with Kolbe! Mommy and Kolbe's mom, Kristen, are great friends. One day this month, we made you girls pretty bows! You're so adorable.

Your daddy turned 31 this month. You made him very happy with these cute presents! We put your handprint on a baseball for him and took some cute pictures that we framed for his office.

Another change that happened this month was your diet! You have started eating rice cereal. We mix it in your bottle and you eat so much better now. You also seem to be sleeping longer. Gigi says it's because your tummy is nice and full.

We think you have started teething. You drool a lot, you put everything in your mouth, and you love to suck your thumb.

You have also learned to roll over. At first, you were very sneaky about it. Daddy found you rolled over in your crib one day and it wasn't until about a week later that you actually showed us how strong you are and rolled over in front of us. We even caught it on camera.