04/12/2026
Still the same ❤️
As a parent, the ebbs and flows are real...
One minute they are this tiny baby who thinks you are hilarious, who hugs & kisses on command, who cries for you while reaching up their desparate little hands & refuses to fall asleep anywhere else but your chest. 😍
Then all of a sudden, you find yourself negotiating with a tiny version of yourself who wears no pants. And you've actually lost your mind some days praying Target has that GD paw patrol character because s**t is going to hit the fan if you made a promise you can't keep. 🙈🙄🤦♀️
Is it just me or does being a parent make you smile endlessly then also BREAK your heart each day because their independence is growing rapidly!?
Talk about the most amazing first world problem their is....😂
So she can tell me I'm too loud, that she hates my cooking or that she doesn't want to read a book in my lap. She can say she doesn't "wike" me when I tell her brushing her teeth and that saying please/thank you is a nonnegotiable. And she can even sit on the opposite side of the couch giving me death stares bc I said no to cookies for breakfast.
.. because I will never stop loving her through each stage with every single ounce of my soul. Even when I know she deserves those freaking cookies for breakfast sometimes. 😂💔
I'll just be right here enjoying the slowly fading running hugs, kisses, "Mommy I love you & I missed you!"
The truth is, sometimes your heart just needs a little more time to accept what your head already knows. 🤗
So, if she gives me as little as two seconds to take advantage of a squeeze... I'm taking it.
Then immediately after I will let her wild little soul run FREE with her always knowing she can always come back home to ME. 🙏 .