Miss Nora,

I do apologize as 25 weeks have managed to slip between mamas fingers without posting.  You are such a beautiful little girl Nora.  You ARE the light of my life.  It's funny how human life can bring you back to "human life".  You are sitting up (you did that at 6 months)...you're laughing, mimicking, giving kisses, and just being an adorable 8 month old baby girl.  I love you SO much.  I think it's natural to automatically want more for your daughter then you had for yourself...   My wish for you is a soft place to fall as long as I exist...I want a happy, welcoming, loud, loving home for you...always...2 or 42.   When I die I want you to miss me but I don't want you to "need" me any longer.  I have some time before then to instill wonder, wisdom and wit in my baby girl ;o).