Happy Half Year Birthday, Rai !

Rai, today you are 6 months old!
We've had so many experiences together that, today, you feel even more a cornerstone and our lives than ever before. The hardest and strangest thing for me is that as this day approached I couldn't get a simple calculation out of my head. I think it was the ease of the fraction, one half, that has had this thought constantly in my mind: Two halves in a year, maybe 20 years living with us, so that means we've had 1/40th of our time with you already. It makes me sad.
The months are passing by but our relationship with you gets better every day. And, how much you've changed too! You're growing so much and you're now more interactive than I'd ever imagine you'd be at 6 months. We saw a 3 month old the other day and the meeting reminded me of just how much and how quickly you've changed in the past 2 or 3 months. You're completely different now. You've always been very aware and observant but now those traits are so powerful. Now, we can only watch as you change and grow even more. One day, you may even be as tall as a giraffe, right?