Monday, March 26, 2012

Timeline

Tonight is the eve of my daughter's 5th birthday.  It is a huge deal, as she will now be a whole hand!  Plus, it seems like she is so big now, it is weird.  I feel like we are crossing some threshhold. 

I was laying with her tonight, putting her to sleep, and spending her last night of being 4 snuggled up together.  I was recounting the story of her birth while I rubbed her face.  Her big eyes were shining in the glow of the nightlite as she listened intently to my words.  When I was done, she asked me, "Is that the end of my story, Mom?"  I told her no, that it was only just the beginning.  Every day is a new page, each year a chapter. "Make it a good book, babe."

And my wish for her is that she does.

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