22+ Months of Pure Sweetness

I may be counting months forever and ever on this baby of mine because I simply do not want her to be TWO! I want her to stay just as she is, forever and ever.

Especially since I watched a show tonight where the one and only child was graduating high school. I may have bawled a little, because I am so sure that that time went by quickly.

Now, I say she is "Pure Sweetness" because I'm fairly certain she is tender hearted, even though she may throw temper tantrums and hit her mommy from time to time, she is mostly full of love and doesn't want any one sad. How do I know? Because I have witnessed her multiple times start crying only because another child is sad. My wish for her is that she is always aware of her peers feelings, because I don't think there are enough children out there that are.

I also know she is sweet because she is always making sure I am OK. And I always have to say, wait a minute, I'm the mommy here!! But if she thinks I hurt myself she asks, "ok??" The other day as I was sitting on the floor trying to blow dry my hair feeling awful, Emmy quickly picked up a brush and was helping me. When I am cooking, she wants to help. She says, "I try?" Of course I have to let her try--how else would she learn!

One of my most favorite moments from the past week would have to be when we were laying in bed, because I love her so much of course she was laying in my bed! However, it was one of those nights that I just wanted to lay there, so she got the iPad and was watching a movie. I had my eyes closed, so she must have thought I was sleeping, and I felt her, very gently, kiss my forehead. That didn't just happen once, she continued to do it every few minutes.

The last few Sundays, Emmy has been quite the singer. She will open the hymn book during the hymns and belt out her little gibberish.

Even though she has her moments where she is most definitely going-on-two-years-old, moments like these remind me just how pure she still is. What a blessing it is to be trusted by my Heavenly Father to raise this little girl to become all that she can be. I hope she always has these sweet tendencies to her, and that she shows others those qualities so that the world may be a better place because of her.

I know my world is a better place because of her. All 22 months of her.