Today Judy turned 8 years old and I’m just as reflective as I was on her 1st birthday. So often Eric and I still look at each other with tears in our eyes because she is here and she is really ours. Even on the hardest days, we are so grateful for the responsibility and adventure this kid brought into our lives. I wanted nothing more than to be her Momma and to live this life with Eric.When we’re elbow deep in sass and spice, I remind myself that there was a day that I prayed for all of this.
I Prayed For This…
When a Kidz Bop song starts playing during my workout
When I ring out wet Barbie hair into the tub
When there are sticky fingerprints on the window
When she puts her hands on her hips and shouts
When I’m folding tiny socks for hours
When the door slams and I sigh
When the bath mat is sopping wet
When the cat is painted pink and so is she
When the school Principal calls about unkind words
When she beams after a perfect living room cartwheel
When bedtime can’t come fast enough
When we snuggle in bed on Sundays
When she cooks alongside me
When she’d rather watch her iPad
When she brings me “Duck Duck” when I’m sick
When she packs her lovey in my suitcase before a business trip
When she jumps out to scare her Daddy with a “Boo!”
When I’m the inpatient one
When we both have to apologize
When she calls me Mom instead of Momma
When she’s sick all night and no one sleeps
When I’m utterly exhausted by it all
When she leaves chocolates on my pillow
When I sing the Goodnight Bubba Song off key
When she cracks the perfect joke
When she blasts Taylor Swift in the car
When we don’t have the answers
When we know we got it wrong
When everything just feels right
When time flies like they said it would, I prayed for this.
