Okay, I admit it... I am smitten by my daughter. Never, in a million years did I think that having a little girl could change me the way it has. I always thought I would have a house full of boys running around playing ball, trains and diggers. I LOVE boys well, two in particular, and I love the sounds they make when they are pretending to crash something and I love the growling noises that come from their throats when they are playing dinosaurs or wrestling. Then this morning, while doing my hair and makeup, Lillie added another demension to my heart and I once again was changed as a mom.
While sitting in my room applying some blush, Lillie came over, sat next to me, grabbed my mascara and started pretending to apply lipgloss. She first put it on her lips and then she put it on mine and then she put some on her cheeks and then preceeded to "smear" it all over my hair (not sure what that was about). At this point I began to put my hair in a ponytail and while I was doing so, she was intently staring at me. She then got up, walked into my bathroom and came running back with another ponytail holder for herself. She doesn't have a lot of hair and what she has is baby fine so it hadn't really occurred to me to try a ponytail but she was soooo excited and happy about the idea that I couldn't help but oblige to the request. The result: The cutest, littlest Pebbles ponytail ever. She inspected herself in the mirror, gave me a big wet kiss and then ran to find Parker to show it off. Everyday my kids give me several reasons to fall in love with them and this was one of Lillie's moments. (Parker's moment came when he saw her ponytail and said to her, "Lillie, I like your hair. You look sooo cute.")
I am reminded daily of the precious little lives I have been given to love and raise. Someday, the growls and ponytails won't be around and I hope and pray that I can say that I appreciated every moment and few were taken for granted.
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