3 months together on June 1st

How times have changed. The walking is quickly becoming running and this is how most of my pictures look now:


She was spot-checking all perimeters at a family bridal shower today but made sure to stop by and greet her cousin and her little guy. They are only 4 months apart. She even shared her phone with him...that is BIG stuff around here. He must really rate. Of course, she took his John Deere keys in trade. That's my girl :0)


It is amazing to me in some ways that 3 months have gone by so fast. In other ways it seems C has always been here. We have come SO far in such a short time. She has gone from barely rolling over when we met to crawling in April, walking in May, and there will be a flat-out run by June. She is now figuring out that I am going to be sticking around and her behavior is so much more trustful. The screams in the night have faded. She is back to sleeping through 12 hours per night. The punishing behaviors have ebbed. She loves her extended family (mostly ;0) and her playmates. For now, she is doing absolutely groovy.

As for me, I found my groove too and have come a long way as a mom. Knowing intellectually how different things will be does no justice. The reality of the transition kicked me hard but we've got a nice rhythm these days (at least for now). I still feel like we can't put in much change or the domino chain will topple but we ARE so much better than when we were both trying to figure everything out. She's my world...no other way to put it. She has given me such perspective about what is really important in this life. I have no time for nor interest in the petty, judgmental and ridiculous in our days.

I wish I had something profound to say but ye olde brain is too mama tired ;0) Instead, I'll just say something from the heart and that is that I am still in awe of the gift China has given to me. More today than ever and I expect that in three more months I will say the same thing again.