Snurtle Page is FIVE!

 

 

And she has been for the past two months. :)

I love blogging about my children.  Obviously.  I can't wait until they are 30 and we are all sitting around the kitchen table with my 10 grandchildren underfoot reminiscing about the days and friends past.  I am hopeful this blog is helping me capture all of the special memories that we make every day so I can share it with them in the future.  I was looking at my mother-in-love's blog the other day and she has a video from Sophia's first birthday that brought tears to my eyes... and still does every time I look at it. I find myself overwhelmed with a mixture of emotion - a cup of happiness, a dash of sadness, and a teaspoon or two of longing...


In the past when Joshua, Sophia and Emily were really little - 3, 2 and infant...  many days past when I longed for them to be a bit older... more independent... a bit neater...  potty trained.. things like that.  Sometimes those days seemed overwhelmingly long with an endless list of to dos and messes to clean up and noses to wipe and mouths to feed.  Not that they weren't also filled with laughter and love.. they were.  But it was easy to get caught up in busyness of that season of life.. the season that we are now moving out of and have been over the past year.  I can totally understand how people have 4.. 5.. 6 children.  If it were possible, I am pretty sure we would have tried for another one in these past six months.  But, in that same breath, I just as easily say.. Yes, we are done and ready to move on to the next phase.  But wait.. hold on...  I want that phase back.  I want the soft "r's" (Mommy, can you weed me the book about the wabbit?) and the messy bath times.  I want the wet kisses and those special moments at midnight in the nursery nursing my 6 month old... where they gently grab my hair or rub my face. 


But, alas, here we are.  With our little boy on the verge of being 7... three years away from being a pre-teen.. say it isn't so.  Our baby, Emily, is almost 3 and a half and is slowly losing that chubby baby look and is becoming a feisty and independent big girl. 

And, our sweet Sophia is now 5.


I don't know much of the science behind personality.  But I do know that Sophia was born a thinker.  A thoughtful and precise little person who likes order but loves to have fun.  She has an infectious laugh and a smile that illuminates a room and a nurturing spirit that will make her a great Mom one day.  She is smart and wise beyond her years... leaving you feeling like you are talking to a 15 year old, at times.  She is a perfectionist and a people pleaser.. which are both blessings and curses and, if personality traits are inheritable, these were bequeathed by me.  I pray that, with God's help, I can work through my heart issues and idols so that I can, in turn, help Sophia.


Sophia likes school, drawing princesses and rainbows, writing in cursive, collecting bugs, dressing up, picking out her own clothes, speaking french, playing school, jewelry and dates with her Dad.  She enjoys playing with her friends, riding her bike and roller blading.  Her favorite movie is Beauty and the Beast and her favorite food is still, grits with loads of butter.  She has one pet fish, Belle and her favorite color is pink.  She is taking ice skating lessons and can skate circles around Josh and me.


Dearest Sophia Elisabeth,

You came into this world in record time.  You were a delightful baby.  You bless us all with your smile and presence.. your thoughts and ideas and your charm.  May God watch over you and protect you and have your heart.  I pray that you always know your worth as a child of God and find your value and esteem in Him.  Always remember that the Lord takes great delight in you, he will quiet you with His love, and will rejoice over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17).  

Love, Mom

Happy Fifth Year ma cherie...  You are loved.

(And now... I am going to cry myself to sleep :)