I love my girl…and I blog about her often.
I do spend the majority of my time with her, so I guess this is forgivable, right? 😉
The past few days I have j ust
fallen in love with her even more.
I’m not sure if it’s because she’s becoming more independent and more able to reciprocate love…or maybe it’s just because she keeps getting cuter!
The things she says (or tries to say), the things she does, the way she’s becoming this cool, little person…it’s just amazing to watch.
On Sunday and Monday we had several good walks and lots of time outside, and watching her move and explore was just fun…the few steps turned into many, many more.
She adds new words (or at least things that sound like words!) to her vocabulary every day.
She barks at our dogs, which totally cracks me up.
She sees certain neighbors outside and crawls (or toddles) toward them while shouting at them in her Maelie-talk.
Tuesday we had a date with a friend to get Starbucks and walk to Grafelman Park (our favorite!). It’s an outing we take at least every couple of
weeks, and as I sat there and chatted with my friend, I loved watching Mae explore even more.
She’s not afraid of anything, including eating wood chips…can’t say I’m too thrilled with that one! 
I noticed it again today outside in the yard as she was reaching for a not-very-small bug… total curiosity, zero fear.
I stopped for a moment and thought, My daughter is so COOL!
I love how the qualities she displays mirror exactly what Christ meant when he talked about having the faith of a child…innocent, pure, curious, accepting, willing-to-take-risks.
It’s amazing what children can teach us.
Just where I am with mommyhood…loving it even more and loving my Maelie-girl more than ever, too.
Blessed.
Oh I wish I could see her growing up! I miss that little beauty and her fantastic parents