An Unusual Lullaby

addison is growing up so fast. i'm constantly amazed at all the new things she is learning to do. most are things of a typical baby, but somehow it's a bigger milestone for her. (coming from a biased mommy) her personality is very strong, and she is very happy. everyone who meets her comments on how often and easliy she smiles (oh what a smiley baby!) she loves to talk, and squaks loudly when she likes something, or in protest! but my favorite thing, and most recent, i have to kiss her to sleep! for some reason, kissing her also calms her. i lay her down to nap and let her cry for a few minutes. then i come back into the room and tell her everything is all right and that it is time to go to sleep. as i tell her this, i slowly kiss her everywhere on the face and she closes her eyes. sometimes i have to stay there with my head close to her for several minutes before i can leave. even though this routine can take a few minutes, i don't mind. how long will it be before she doesn't need me at all? it's little things like this that i want to remember and cherish forever.