22 Months

I listed to a song the other day about being a mommy or daddy called, "Slow Down" and it was amazing and perfectly describes many of my feelings about being a mommy.  I hope my perfect and sweet girl always knows how full she makes my heart.  Love you baby!  

"Slow Down"

Here’s to you 
You were pink or blue 
And everything I wanted 
Here’s to you 
Never sleeping through 
From midnight till the morning 
Had to crawl before you walked 
Before you ran 
Before I knew it 
You were trying to free your fingers from my hand 
‘Cause you could it on your own now somehow

Slow down 
Won’t you stay here a minute more 
I know you want to walk through the door 
But it’s all too fast 
Let’s make it last a little while 
I pointed to the sky and now you wanna fly 
I am your biggest fan 
I hope you know I am 
But do you think you can somehow 
Slow down

Here’s to you 
Every missing tooth 
Every bedtime story 
Here’s to Barbie cars, light saber wars 
Sleeping in on Sunday 
Had to crawl 
Before you walked 
Before you ran 
Before I knew it 
You were teaching me 
The only thing love can 
Hold hands through it 
When it’s scary, you’ve got me

Slow down 
Won’t you stay here a minute more 
I know you want to walk through the door 
But it’s all too fast 
Let’s make it last a little while 
I pointed to the sky and now you wanna fly 
I am your biggest fan 
I hope you know I am 
But do you think you can somehow 
Slow down

Please don’t roll your eyes at me 
I know I’m embarrassing 
But someday you’ll understand 
You’ll hold a little hand 
Ask them if they can 

I am your biggest fan 
I hope you know I am 
But do you think you can 
Somehow 
Slow down
Slow down

What made you happy today?

One of my girlfriends told me that each night before bed she asks her daughter what made her happy that day.  I love this and I have started to ask Lily this question some nights.  Last night I said what made you happy today and she responded, "You!"  I think my heart may have burst.  She is such a sweetie.  This week we went to the Wild Animal Sanctuary, for a hike, and to the pool along with many trips to the park.  Lily rode her new bike in front of the house, but would only go down about one or two houses before she was done with that.  At the park she has been very into pushing mommy or daddy down the slide.  She gets to the top of the equipment and says "push" and "mommy's turn."  She will push me and the she says, "Lily's turn!"  It is so sweet and fun.  She is going through a pretty good stage right now as well with routines.  She is so much easier to get ready in the morning and she has it down that she plays at the park for a little while and them we say bye park with no tantrums.  Hoping this stage will last awhile!

To the dads

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's day!  I am so thankful each day that I see Travis with Lily as I know I chose the right partner in life.  I chose the right partner for me and I chose the right father for my little girl.  I know Lily will always feel the love and pride her daddy has for her and that makes my heart so happy.  This week was a long and lovely week.  We started with our trip back to Denver; our flight was delayed and then canceled so we got to spend 7 hours at the airport.  Lily managed to poop all over herself so I sat rinsing her clothes in the airport bathroom sink.  I really can't complain much though as Lily was awake until 11 pm and didn't cry once.  We did finally made it back to Denver and back to reality.  A few first happened this week; Lily's first swear words and Lily went pee on her potty!  I guess one is a little more positive than the other, but both were pretty entertaining.