Anna Beth slept in this morning so after she woke up we made our usually phone call to check in with Daddy, we then headed downstairs for breakfast. After eating our bowls of cereal. starting a load of laundry and getting the kitchen in working order again, I headed back upstairs to separate the laundry. Anna Beth was contentedly watching Sesame Street so I thought I was in good shape to get a few things done.
Upon arriving back downstairs, I discovered that Anna Beth had "re-arranged" the 3 loads of laundry that I had folded the night before. She had taken every towel, blanket, and piece of clothing and laid them flat one on top of another. I looked at her with a grin on my face and asked what she was doing. She informed me that she had put a bow on top and indeed she did. There was a small hat atop the giant pile of clean laundry! LOL After a phone call to Daddy that involved lots of laughter I began to "unwrap" the laundry. At the middle of the pile I found my "gift." It was her wet wipes box. After a game of chase and tickles through the house I began to re-fold all the laundry! LOL While my house is in a state of continuous mess due to episodes like this, my heart is full with the knowledge that God has given me a child that will delight me all my days!
We finished the morning off with cheesy eggs and apples for lunch! I am excited to see what amazing and funny thing that she will come up with next. I am hoping that she will take a nap so that I can get the house cleaned for our trip and some more laundry done. We will see if the cooperation will continue but I know that God's gift to me will continue to leave me laughing, crying, frustrated and fulfilled as a mother. My life is full of blessings and today I have had to stop and take the time to thank God for them.
I was recently told, by a very old friend, that those hard days will get better as she gets older and while I am grateful that that is true, I also do not want to loose these moments waiting for the easier days to come. They go so quickly and even though there will be days that I sit in a parking lot and cry out of humiliation for the behavior that my child just exhibited, the days are also full of those sweet and sensitive moments. Those moments that Anna Beth asks me to read her a book about Jesus, I can listen to her pray, I can hear her giggle in delight and I can hear about something new that she has learned or discovered. They are ever fleeting. My baby is growing up and she reminds me that she is a big girl everyday!
Thank you my gracious Father for the child that you have given to Brian and I. Thank you for her strong sense of who she is and her willingness to defend that. Thank you for the guidance and the people that you have sent along side of us to encourage us as we raise this precious child. Thank you for such a strong and supportive husband that adores both of us. You have given me one of the greatest gifts that a woman could ever ask for, my family!
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