Thankfully Yours

My Emmaline loves Elmo & Dora.  She enjoys bellowing out the ‘ABCs’ with anyone who’s so inclined & humming along to most any song she hears.  We play ‘peek-a-boo’ & read favorite books.  She loves milk & cheese.. peas & broccoli.. and is usually happy at meal time- no more throwing food.   At bedtime, we sing ‘Somewhere Over the Rainbow’ together (something I started from the beginning).   I feel my heart swell when she looks directly at me grabs my hand & smiles, happily singing along.

I’m thankful waking up to your cheerful chatter in the mornings.  You amaze & delight me, you frustrate me & push boundaries, but you still want to hold my hand.  I know that now our time together is precious because inevitably you will continue to grow.  At 20 months you are already beginning to assert your independence,  I realize it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

It’s still surreal… that I am a mother… But I am thankfully yours, my sweet Emmaline.