Our toddler

Today makes it official. 18 months old. I don't know when babies officially become toddlers, but our girlie has reached this point. It seems like only yesterday we were on our way to the hospital to finally have our little girl. Now Bree is running around, talking and getting smarter by the day. She is up to at least 20 signs at day care and understands so much of what is going on around her.

When did this happen?

When did Aubree become a toddler? I guess it's my fault for always looking at her like she's still a baby, but it's so obvious she's not anymore. Playing in her room today, I saw a tiny little toddler. She must have grew when I blinked!

And I know everyone says this about their child, but I can't help but think she is stunning. I could kiss those tiny cheeks all day long. Too bad these days I have to catch her to even do that!

Each day

Our girl is growing faster each day. She's picking up words a little better, though she can't say them quite clear yet. I won't complain though because I know she is still young and she's almost too smart for our own good as it is! I don't think it's possible to go a day without her amazing me in some way. Aubree is very attentive and pays attention even when we don't realize she is. Gotta love her!

A precious gift

It occured to me today how lucky I am. I have a wonderful husband and not only were we blessed enough to find each other, we were given the gift of a child. After almost a year and a half of trying to conceive, to hear the news that I was pregnant...well, it was a shocking and exciting all at once. I didn't want to allow myself to believe it, yet it was true.

Although we experienced many months of frustration and tears trying to get pregnant, I wouldn't take back any of that back, knowing what God had in store for us. It is absolutely beyond any hope or dream I ever had.

And looking back now, I imagined our child would be beautiful. Not because Bob and I are beautiful people (of course I think he is), but because in our eyes, no matter what our child looked like, he or she would be perfect. I wasn't prepared for how absolutely in love I would be nor how stunning Aubree Summer really was. It goes to show that a parent's love surpasses any expectations they had before seeing their child for the first time. From the moment she was born, I couldn't help but stare into her angelic face. I don't think I'll ever tire of that.