Tuesdays with Amelia

Yesterday Mark came home from work bearing a gift tied with a red bow. Once I unwrapped it I found a beautiful and delicate and absolutely perfect diamond necklace! It was a “just because” gift – isn’t he the best? I normally wear another diamond necklace that he gave me, but it’s medium-sized pendant is extremely interesting to a certain baby girl. The new necklace has a tiny diamond pendant, just enough to toss out some sparkle – it’s small enough that it won’t immediately attract Amelia’s attention, and it is the perfect size for me. Mark told me that the sales lady tried to talk him into something bigger and flashier, but he stood firm in his decision and told her that I would prefer something small, simple, and elegant. He knows me so well!

All of that was to say that this morning Amelia is still playing with the red bow that was wrapped around my gift. She loves it!

Amelia was born on a Tuesday. First time mom that I am, I already have hundreds (OK, thousands) of pictures of my little one, but I always make sure to take a picture of her every Tuesday. I have started a collection of these photos for her, and in lieu of a traditional baby book I plan on having a photo book made with all of her Tuesday pictures and all of my monthly letters from her first year. This is today’s picture.