Nothing can compare to the love a mother has for her child. So cliche. So true. From the moment I saw Adalee, we were connected. I love waking up in the morning to my daughter babbling in her crib. I love when she copies me, and wants to be like me. I love when she wants makeup when I'm putting on makeup. She loves the touch of the brushes on her face. The cutest face. I squeeze her daily. I love when she plays coy... like it doesn't matter that I'm on the floor playing with her. No big deal... but if I get up to leave, she cries. We like to play together. We make animal noises and run around all day. She loves typing on the computer just like mommy, and looking at books. Oh books. She loves books. When I get home, she goes through my book bag and flips through my binder. Always checking up on Mom. If she sees me getting ready, she gets upset. Don't leave me mommy. I do hate that, but I'm always home soon. I absolutely love the snuggles. They're fewer and farther between, but when the do come, I relish. My little warm addiebugs. She eats what I eat, she wants what I have. She makes me be a better me. I want to be a good example for her, and help her become exactly who she is meant to be. Adalee Jane.
I love how tough she is, and how you can see the kind of person she will be. I know okay? I know. At 13 months you say? Yup. Seriously people. Adalee will be amazing. People will want to just be around her. She is like a light. She'll be outgoing, and already is. She's kind, and courageous. Never cares who's around, she'll dang well pierce your eardrums with a scream if she feels like it. She has the best of her mom and her dad. She smiles so much. Loves to be tickled. She loves when people chase her. Has the greatest laugh on the planet. I live for that laugh. Seriously. Every day I try new things to get it.
FACT: Babies develop most of their personality before the age of 6. After that, it's very hard to change. Laughing is always a good thing.
So... If you're kind, thank your mother. She must have been kind to you. When you threw food at her and screamed "NO!", she probably just wiped it up and kept calm. When you cried in your crib, she came and rubbed your back. When you were scared, she held you close and told you everything would be alright. Why? She couldn't help it. Any of it. She just loved you that much. Your cries made her cringe. All mothers want is for their children to be happy. Cries are never easy to hear. Even though some times she needed a break for her sanity, and some nights she wanted to pull her hair out, just ask your mother... She would do it all again gladly. Times a thousand. You are THAT worth it to her.
So, go hug your mother. She will always love you more than you know. You were probably mean to her some days, and an angel others, and she loved you no matter what. Even if you're not a Mom yet, you have to know how much your mother did for you. And if your mother isn't with you now, just imagine how much she loves you from heaven. She's spying on you with a magnifying glass, laughing when you laugh, crying when you cry. To all those moms out there: you are amazing. And to my own mommy: I LOVE YOU :)
