This Is SOOOO Me!

It drives my parents crazy. But hey, it keeps me sane. That and the audio books on my iPod.


And this was REALLY what Ben and I did on our first date (which was about two weeks before we got engaged).


I'm sitting in the bathroom right now while Ben gives Adri her tubby. "Tubby" is what my oldest two nieces used to call a bath, and when Risa was here and was the designated giver o' the bath, that's what we started calling it. Now when I ask her if she wants to take a tubby, she RUNS down the hallway SCREAMING and starts trying to open the bathroom door. I love my daughter. She truly is the light of my life right now. I love waking up in the morning to a little tap on my shoulder and trying to whisper, "Mommy". Then she climbs into bed with me and we sleep until Daddy comes in to say goodbye and leaves for work. I laugh every time she holds my cell phone against her shoulder with her head while she's talking. And how she stands up and gives me a hug after I change her diaper as if to say, "thank you SO much, Mom, for getting that off my butt!" And I can't believe how smart she is! She LOVES to sign. Her newest one is "I love you". She makes the number four with her fingers (you know, like when you're counting...) and thrusts her little hand out as far as she possibly can. What amazes me is that a lot of times, SHE initiates it! She'll get on her little Tigger airplane, wave goodbye and tell me she loves me and then she'll speed off down the hallway with propellers spinning. She's growing up so fast. And while I'm glad she is and I'm looking forward to watching her grow and learn, I'm sad that things will change. I never thought I could love someone so much.

posted by Brandi at 8:05 PM