Over the Months (A poem for my Lil Girl)

Seven pounds nine ounces and 18.5 inches long
A head full of hair and a heart beat so strong.
Alexia Marie Lyles born June 16, 2004
Who two proud parents immediately adore.
A bundle of joy, a gift sent from above
Words can't explain how much you are loved.
It seems like yesterday when you were so small
But I took you to the doctor and you're now 2 ½ feet tall.
Over the months you've grown so fast,
Slow down, I want this time to last.
During the first month, it was real tough
I wasn't used to little babies; I had to learn a lot of stuff.
You had your nights and days mixed up,
I'd begin to fall asleep and then you'd wake up.
By the second month we had it down,
I was used to the routine by now.
You'd wake up every three hours to be fed
Then you'd fall asleep with me in my bed.
Three months old and I was to begin my senior year
Fear filled my mind as the days grew near.
What was I to do with you? Where would you go?
I didn't want you in day care with people I didn't know.
But luckily your grandma said she would watch you
Which saved me money and from stressing too.
By month four you were sitting up on your own
Thats when I realized how much you had grown.
This is the month when the fussiness began,
Your two bottom teeth had already came in.
We shaved your head when you were five months old
Your hair would grow back thicker I was told.
You look so much like your daddy now
From your facial expressions, your bald head,
and your eyes no doubt.
Wearing his lokes looking like a 'G'
The bond between the two of you I could see.
Six months old and Christmas came around
You received tons of toys that made different sounds.
Your father and I didn't see each other much,
Between these few months we somehow lost touch.
But Christmas day we all spent together
You came home with even more presents.
Seven months old you began to crawl
It seemed like now you were bouncing off the walls.
It was hard to keep track of you, you moved so fast
You were never at the place I had left you last.
You're getting so big, your eight months now
A mouth full of teeth, you have eight of them.
Wow! Thats a lot of teeth for a baby so young,
Usually they dont even have that many when they're one.
But you've proven to be advanced in everything you do
Thats why I know you will be smart in school too.
Nine months old and full of so much energy
Your true personality I'm beginning to see
You keep me constantly on my toes
What you are going to do next I never know.
Full of surprises is what lifes about
You surprise me everyday and thats no doubt.
10 months old and your so funny
You dig in my purse and take out my money.
You're something else I must say
I'm waiting for you to walk each day.
11 months old and you eat everything in sight
When you're not ready for bed you put up a fight.
The attitude you have is so crazy
When you get mad you just turn around and bite me.
Planning for your birthday is what me and your dad do
We want to make it Care Bears and get something special for you.
We put money aside and buy the decorations
We decide to make it at your Grandpas house
And we begin handing out invitations,
One year old now and you began walking two days before,
You walk towards me and then fall to the floor.
Everyone arrives and we sing Happy Birthday to you,
Tears fill your eyes and you look confused.
You look so cute as you begin to cry
Mom and Dad comfort you, or at least we try.
You've gotten so big with just a blink of an eye
I can barely hold back the tears as hard as I try.
Now here you are 16 months old
You're not a baby anymore
Youâ??re a toddler I've been told.
What? My baby? There's no way!
But it's true, you get bigger each day.
You talk a lot now and you are very smart.
When we go to the store you always want to push the cart.
You've taught me so much this past year.
You've taught me to stay strong and face my fears.
I want to better myself not just for me but for you,
That's why I work hard in everything I do.
Alexia, you are truly a blessing to me
Without you in my life I don't know where I'd be.
Please just do one thing for me,
Don't grow so fast just stay my baby!

This is a poem for my lil girl Alexia