Kate Wicker

Storyteller & Speaker

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact

You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby!

Happy birthday, Baby Rae! When you were born, I decided I would sing “You Are My Sunshine” to you each night. (Madeline has her own special song that I sing to her at bedtime as well.) Little did I know that you would embrace this as your theme song. You truly are our little “Rae” of sunshine. Thank you for bringing me so much happiness over the past year with your endless giggles, your bright smile, your easy-going disposition, and your frequent squeals of delight. I love you and can’t wait to watch you continue to grow.


Four days old

One month

Three months

Six months

Nine months

One year

Share this:

  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

· June 6, 2008 · Tagged With: Letters · Filed Under: Photos

Comments

  1. Margaret in Minnesota says

    June 6, 2008 at 8:02 pm

    What a beautiful progression!

    Happy Birthday to your little honey.

  2. Stina says

    June 6, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    How beautiful!

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAE!!!

    You’re doing a terrific job, Mommy!

Hi, I’m Kate

I’m a wife, mom of five kids, writer, speaker, storyteller, bibliophile, runner, eating disorder survivor, and perfectionist in recovery. I'm the author of Getting Past Perfect: Finding Joy & Grace in the Messiness of Motherhood  and Weightless: Making Peace With Your Body.

I’ve tried a lot of things in my life – anorexia, bulimia, law school, teaching aerobics, extended breastfeeding, vegetarianism, trying to be perfect and failing miserably at it – and through it all I’ve been writing. And learning to embrace the messiness of life instead of covering it up, making excuses for it, or being ashamed of my brokenness or my home’s sticky counters.

Nowadays I’m striving every single, imperfect day to strike a balance between keeping it real and keeping it joyful.

 

“She could never be a saint, but she thought she could be a martyr if they killed her quick.”

―Flannery O'Connor

Copyright © 2025 Kate Wicker · A Little Leaf Design

%d