Growing like a weed and "strong like bull"

A few things from today:
1) you are showing a lot more interest in your toys, I put you in the exersaucer and you played a little bit! We are working on your coordination
2) We had a quick visit with your pedi today and you have grown so much in one month
last month (7/19/10) you were 21.3 inches long and today 9/1/10 you are 24 inches long! You went from the 12% to the 60% You also gained two pounds! You have been working hard baby! I am so happy and so relieved! I called your daddy at work to tell him and he was so excited, when he came home he gave you a big kiss and squeezed your little thighs! Of course, your daddy and I are always kissing your cute little cheeks, but today we celebrated!
3) I am writing this from Cowboys house. You had your first car ride to Houston today. You did great, you slept most of the way! Cowboy, Grandvick and Hayley are so excited to see you. We got in after midnight so everyone is asleep, but I know they will come knocking in the morning. I think this nickname will stick, but just in case: Cowboy is what we call your grandfather Gary, who is also my daddy. I need to write an entry dedicated to telling you all about Cowboy.

You are sleeping, snuggling up to your daddy, both of you have one arm out. You sleep just like your daddy, always with one or both arms up. You are so much like him. I need to get to sleep because it is 3:00am and you will probably be up at 7:00. I am visiting with my old boss to return my work stuff. I quit my job to stay home with you, and I made the best decision! I loved working, but I love watching you grow and being home to teach you everything you need to know. It would kill me to have to take you to day care or to have someone else teaching you how to blow bubbles, or to see you take your first steps. Thank you for being our sweet girl.

Just one last thing: daddy and I had this great conversation about you. You are always the topic of conversation by the way. Anyway, daddy said that he knew you would have a great visit with the pedi today because you are "Strong like bull." Ask him someday to say it with the accent. As you know by now, you were conceived in a very special way: he also said that out of all of our embryos (tiny little babies) you were the toughest. We had 11 and you were my fighter. You grew in my belly and would kick and roll, I loved every movement! It reassured me that you fighting to thrive. Then when we were going to evict you from my belly, you decided to come on your terms. You were so sick in the NICU and you fought hard to show us that you were healthy. Strong like bull, in deed, but you are also our sweet, delicate baby girl. I love you!