It's just crazy!!!

[Catherine4123]

Just a few weeks ago, I had a babbling toddler...just putzing around the house, saying a few words (mostly unintelligable words that only mommy understood).  All of a sudden, though, I have a little girl who I have a pretty decent conversation with, a little girl who goes into her room and plays make believe all by herself, a little girl who tells me when she has to go potty....I could keep going.

All of a sudden, she's changed again.  I remember when I could see the difference in her when she went from a newborn to a baby...from a baby to an infant...from an infant to a toddler...and now to a little big girl.  Each time I see these changes, I get such crazy feelings.  It's so emotional.  I'm so proud of the things she's learning, and so excited about the new things we'll get to do the older she gets.  I'm also so sad that I don't have my little baby anymore.  I miss the days when she would just lay around with me....now I can't get her to sit still for 5 minutes!

I can totally see the little person that Kailey is turning into, and it makes me so happy.  She's such a caring and affectionate little girl.  Then she also has such a silly crazy funny side.  She puts smiles on peoples faces everywhere we go.  And anytime I'm feeling stressed or upset, it's like she senses it and comes to try to make me feel better. 

I know this is nothing new...all of you moms, I'm sure, have or had these exact feelings.  I've been told a billion times all about how fast the time goes and all that.  But until I experienced all the little things...like when Kailey finally actually said DOG instead of DO DO, or blurted out MILK!!! for the first time when her sippy was empty and she needed a refill... I really had no idea exactly how it would feel to be a mom.

Just crazy

 

I was only going to put a couple of pics in this journal...but I went a little overboard, lol

 

[kristal2146]

Jan. 8, 2009 at 1:25 PM

I LOVE the butterball pic.. she's so adorable!! I can only imagine what emotions I'll be going through when Auria hits that age!!!

[Nycutie2707]

Jan. 8, 2009 at 1:28 PM

Aweeeee your gonna make me tear up.

[MamatoaRose]

Jan. 8, 2009 at 1:31 PM

I know EXACTLY how you feel..its so bittersweet-so happy and so sad all at the same time yet you cant help but be proud that they are growing and learning *sigh*

[prettymami07]

Jan. 8, 2009 at 5:06 PM

I know, everytime I see Daniel play, or ask me something so clearly, or try to comfort me, I feel like crying, I never knew how hard this would be. Sigh, Im right with you mamas!