Growing up as the youngest of 3 kids myself, I know exactly what it was like to be the baby of the family. But... I was not the only girl - I had an older sister with a brother in the middle. As I have watched my sweet daughter grow up, there is a BIG difference in being the baby and being the baby AND the only girl! Not only is she the baby in our home, she is the youngest of the six grandkids that live here in good 'ole Tennessee. So... with those things in mind, as her birthday is quickly approaching - here are a few things I have learned. She is a PRINCESS! And, for the love of all things holy - do NOT, and I repeat do NOT try to tell her anything different. She is and always will be the only princess around. When she was a baby, I was concerned she may never walk. When you have a big brother who is seven years older and willing to carry you - why would you? When they were little, and I would ask J why he was carrying her the response was always, "that's what big brothers do." Point taken... I let him carry her and sure enough, she did eventually walk. When the kids were asked to clean their rooms, my boys started right away so they could get finished and go outside. Not the Princess, she waited until the boys were done - then with the sweetest voice and smile ever asked for help from her "bubbies." Of course - they cleaned her room! She loves breakfast in bed! For the first six years of her life, she did not get out of bed until she has a "fruit bar and cup milk" - that would be a NutriGrain bar just to clarify :)
She is also the most loving, kindhearted, sweet spirited little girl (I guess not so little anymore) that I have ever met. She is the most accepting person and loves everyone just as they are, and accepts them for who they are. She does not have to fit in to the crowd - she marches to the beat of her own drummer. She is one of the funniest people I know, and definitely has always kept me on my toes. She is her biggest critic, and is a perfectionist. At the age of 14, sat down and documented her long term and short term goals. She is a Jesus lover. When she loves you... she LOVES you - with everything in her. Most of all... she is mine!
As we get ready to celebrate her birthday this weekend - it is hard to believe that she will be 15. I could not be more proud of the young lady she is becoming. She continues to surprise me, make me laugh, and make me proud on a daily basis. I definitely could not ask for anything more!!
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