Ava

5 years...

1,825 days...

43,8000 hours...

2,628,000 seconds...

gone by in a blink of an eye!

I still think, "Wow! I have a DAUGHTER!"

Someone to train to be a wife and a mother

Someone who will watch my every move and want to be like me...good or bad

A little person who is like me but also completely un-like...

She mystifies my head

but

my heart completely understands her

 

 Having a daughter is NOTHING like having sons...

I'm still surprised!

 She's a delight to watch...

dancing and singing her way through life

loving passionately

and

hating with fury

There is no lukewarm here!

Stuffed animals are her companion and lovie of choice
I was exactly the same...
and like her, I had a toy tiger!

She's a rose petal tornado...

sweetness

and

wild wind

She amazes me every day

and teaches me things about myself

that

sometimes I do not want to learn

Five marks the end of a journey

and I'm sad

but

in awe of what will be happening

right before our eyes...

grace and beauty...

laughter and sweetness...

tigers, lions and poodles

plastic food

and princess dresses

songs and dances

and falling down

silliness and tears and

coloring books

in {Love} for 5 years...

can't wait for the rest!