To my daughter...

Hi sweet girl,          It's been awhile since I've written, school and wedding planning has taken over your momma's life.  But this post isn't going to be about either.  It isn't going to be what's become typical of my posts for you where I attempt to pass on whatever type of wisdom I feel I've accumulated by that point in time.  Instead, I want to tell you about someone who has been a very important person in my life and especially your grandma's.  Donna Lagunas is one of your grandma's very best friends.  They've known each other since before they had children and got to experience the beginning stages of motherhood together.  Oh, Isabella, I wish you could have seen the way Donna loved.  She has taken care of her own mother for quite some time now and still manages to be a huge part of her grandchildren's lives.  When your Aunt Michelle died, she was right there for Grandma and helped take care of all of us.  She fought and beat breast

Hello lovey girl! I wanted get in another post before things get crazy with this semester starting and your dad and I's wedding fast approaching (all the more reason to have the marriage BEFORE the baby carriage).  You are growing SO fast, sweet girl.  You are currently 27 inches and 19lbs 12oz and you're only six months!  You are such an observer whenever we take you anywhere; at home you're such a goof, cracking yourself up all the time.  And that, my love, is what I wanna talk to you about in this post tonight. Isabella, I hope that you are never too cool for anything.  So many kids (and sadly, adults) worry so much about what other people will think or say, they sacrifice their own happiness to look "cool" in front of their peers.  It took me 23 years to figure out that cool is relative.  Different people think different things are cool and you, girlfriend, get to decide what you think is cool.  If getting involved in school plays is cool to you, then do i