you’ve been blessing my life for four years! I am so lucky that God chose me to be your momma! You are full of humor and spunk! I couldn’t imagine living my life without you. You bring so much joy to everyone around you. You were such a threenager, always keeping me on my toes, but you had an amazing year!
You were a tree hugger…
and a lady.
You were full of excitement…
and had your very own glam squad.
You were a raver…
and you were HAPPY!
You were a clone.
and a snow bunny…
You were an ice cream devourer.
and the the world’s best cuddler…
You were a Don King look alike.
and mastered your mean face.
You rocked accessories.
and learned to put people in timeout.
You ruled the playground.
You were the hostess with the mostess…
and you bent it like Beckham!
You were a chef…
and a friend to everyone.
You were a star student…
and an amazing housekeeper.
You were an honorary Jew…
and the cutest yogi ever…NAMASTE.
You were ready to fly…
and you nursed me back to health.
You were a dentist…
and a pyromaniac.
You could see the invisible…
and man did you love Galahat…
and Leo.
You wore it better than the Weeknd…
and mommy!
You were shocked…
and could sleep ANYWHERE.
You were the cutest nerd EVER!
YOU WERE HAPPY!
You were quick to give the side eye…
and strike a pose.
You were a selfie queen…
and a lizard lover.
You were FULL of expressions…
all of the time.
You were a baker…
and excited about literacy!
You were a tour guide who loved to show people around your city…
and your broad squad was nothing but royalty!
YOU WERE HAPPY…
So happy!
You were Target’s most adorable shopper…
and the cutest tiny dancer.
You rocked school fashion…
and night time fashion….wear that head wrap girl! #teamnatural
You were NOT afraid of heights…
or creating your own makeup trends.
You were a master of imitation…
and serious about your fitness.
You were an architect…
and the best radio intern EVER.
You were team natural…
and born to ride!
Did I mention you were HAPPY!?
You were a protector…
and “Brock Obana’s” biggest fan.
You woke up in the city that never sleeps…
and fell in love with the bright lights.
You were a beach bum…
and a humanitarian.
You were a lover…
a swinger…
and the center of attention.
You were down with the swirl and you LOVED your Jacob
YOU WERE SO HAPPY BABY GIRL…
and you were loved!
Mostly though, you were one little’s girl best friend…
National Daughter day! Who knew there was such a thing?!
My God there really are no words for how much I love you two. For how much joy you have given me. I am so blessed to be your momma! Thank you for helping me grow and for pushing me to be the best version of myself. You are more motivation than I could ever ask for. I love you, I love the love you have for each other and as much as I celebrate you today…I celebrate you everyday. My beautiful baby girls, you give me life!
She looked at me from the opposite side of the monkey bars and screamed “You can do it mom!” She had me really believing that I could. Her three year old mind believes I can do anything. So I hopped up on those monkey bars only for my mind and body to fail me. As I was holding on for dear life she screams out, “I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON YOU MOM!” I hold on tighter, I nervously giggle…at this point I really don’t want to let her down. I feel my hands slipping and give out and I land with a thud on the ground.
I look up at her apologetically, “Sorry babes, I tried” … It’s been on my mind for weeks. Randomly I hear it in my head, “I KNOW I CAN COUNT ON YOU MOM!’
Yes, you can. I may not always get it right. I may want for you things that you don’t even want for yourself, but you can count on me. You can count on me to help you grow-mind, body and spirit. You can count on me to remember that I too was young once.
You can count on me to bail you out of tough situations, even if you are the reason you got there in the first place, but you can also count on me to let you know it better not happen again.
When the whole world seems like it’s against you, when you feel you have even let yourself down, I will be there to remind you that it’s fine to be your biggest critic ONLY if you are also your own biggest fan.
You see as I looked across those monkey bars at you I was fully aware that I couldn’t make it across…but I knew you were counting on me and I didn’t want to let you down.
I didn’t make it across those monkey bars baby girl, but you can ALWAYS count on me…
Count on me to ALWAYS try for you, your sister and your daddy. and do me a favor, please always try too, because I am counting on you too kid. -mom
When you were almost 6 months old, we hopped on a plane, just you and me, and headed to St. Lucia (The Motherland). You were the ideal travel companion. I was scared to travel so far alone, but I had to be strong because you were with me and I knew it was something that I needed to do.
Though, the trip was for mommy to do some soul searching, our one on one time will FOREVER be something that I cherish. You were so happy in the sunshine and you loved the ocean.
My little beach bum! You smiled the entire time. I can’t even describe to you what it does to my spirit when I walk into a room and you smile and laugh at me, but you were loved up like crazy by EVERYONE in The Motherland, not just me.
The live slow lifestyle of the island agreed with you and you were HAPPY!
I wasn’t expecting your happiness to rub off on me the way that it did, but it did me wonders. We cuddled together, laughed, lounged on the beach, sang songs and I fell so deep in love with your perfect little spirit. You helped me more than you will ever know. Your love is magic and I will forever be thankful for the time we spent in paradise together…just the two of us!
It’s true you’ve seen paradise, but I see paradise and a constant reminder of finding inner peace EVERY TIME I look at you. Thank you.
Baby girl is almost 1…it’s hard to believe how fast it has gone. I still remember our Baby Reveal party and how I felt the moment I found out she was a girl! Thanks to her daddy’s awesome video, I will NEVER forget :) It’s bittersweet though, my baby is becoming a big girl!
