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kadison ~ 19 months

kadison & purple ~ 19 months

this little girl of mine ~ i can't help but feature her and speak of her. She lights up my life more than I could of ever dreamed she would. There are days when I feel so much love I don't know what to do with it all, but then I must also tell you that there are days when I still feel like running away ...

The way she's talking so much more "Bleth you Mama", "Morninggg Daddy!", "Hi People!"...the list goes on. She's constantly saying new words, figuring out new things and repeating everything we say.

She's happiest when she has her "purple buddy" blanket, when she can walk outside and play on the merry go round.

When she woke from her nap today her first words when I walked into her room were "Awake Mama, Awake." while she sat scrunched in the corner with her feet hanging out the slats of her crib. I can never stay in a crabby mood for long after walking through that door and hearing her yell "Mommy!" all the way down the hall ...

The way she wraps her arms around my neck and repeats "hug, hug, hug" and the way she pushes Tim and I's heads together so we can kiss each other and then her at the same time. The way she'll repeat "more! ..more!.. more!"

The way she snuggled up with me on the couch tonight and actually stayed there for more than 15 minutes while I watched Gilmore Girls.

I obviously can't say enough about this little human bean and how much she teaches me about life; so much more than I could ever teach her.... like Having fun, showing up, being present and really sinking into all the emotions that overcome me....

Posted by stef at November 15, 2006 08:40 PM