Clair is my baby, my last, my little Katie. She turns one tomorrow. I will no longer have an infant, but a growing baby who's closer to a toddler then anything else. She's a busy girl. She loves to laugh. She loves to climb. She loves her brother and sister. She loves the cats. She loves to be on the go and exploring. She is a little bit like her mother in the level of determination she posses for her own will. It's going to be a fun ride!
I love all my children. Tonight I prayed for God to help me learn to love them fully and fiercely, more each and every day. Loving a little cuddly baby who obeys and needs you is easy. Loving an independent minded child who wants to fight with you and argue about everything is harder during the day to day, maybe not harder to truly love, but sometimes harder to show that love in a positive way each and every moment of the day.
As Clair turns into a child, I pray that I can embark on the challenge of letting my children lead me and still knowing how to be the mother they need. I want to be a good example for them all in every way that they need.
Here's to many more birthdays and adventures beyond bottles, diapers, naps and cuddles! (Well, I hope I don't have to completely give up the cuddles.)
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