Sunday, May 4, 2014

Roots and Wings

Lilly is getting too big too fast!!! Each day I am surprised by the new words and songs she sings, but also a tiny bit sad to see the baby in her drift away. It's like one big tug-of-war match and I'm on both ends! These are some things I love right now and some things I miss. 

Love- all of this wild hair!! And the few times she lets me play with it and put bows in it. 

Miss- her peach fuzz and wondering what color it would be. For a while we thought she might have some redish hair. 

Love- her new pj's! They start making nightgowns in 2T size and she has a Minnie Mouse one. So incredibly cute. And she never wants to take it off in the mornings. 

Miss- onesies. Especially when it's hot and I could just throw a onesie on her and let her play, not to mention how cute her little tush looked in one. 

Love- all the running around the house and the sound of her little footsteps. That is a sound that makes my heart smile. 

Miss- the only form of transportation she had was the boot(y) scooting boogie. Lilly never really crawled, but instead she would scoot around on her booty. That's my Lilly! Always doing things in her own unique way! 

Love- the way she uses her imagination when she plays, wether it's cooking me some food in her kitchen or pretending to be Elsa from Frozen. Let it go Lilly, let it go... 

Miss- just sitting down and holding her, or nursing, or letting her nap on me, staring at that beautiful face and wondering how I got so lucky. I still wonder that, but 2 year olds like to go go go in case you didn't know. :) 

Love- the way she can ask for things and tell me what she needs, like milk, or a snack, or to go outside. Ok, sometimes it's more of a demand but we work on using manners everyday. 

Miss- all of those huge milestones babies have during that first year, like sitting up, crawling, walking, eating, first words. I miss the anticipation of it. I know she has a ton of things to still achieve and I'll make sure I'm her biggest cheerleader! 

Love- being her mommy. I will always love this. She is our biggest accomplishment. Bigger and better than anything else we have ever done. I pray that we continue to give her roots to encourage her to be a good person, and at the same time, give her wings so she can soar. The other day she helped put a band aid on her daddy's finger because he had a booboo. I asked her if she was going to be a nurse and she said, "Yes, I be a nurse." ... We shall see Lilly! You can be anything your little heart desires... Just slow down a little please.