Sunday, January 24, 2010

January 24, 2010

Well, I just spend the past half hour trying to figure out how to add sound to my blog. Wow, complicated, and you notice there's no sound right? LOL Anyway, I was trying to let you all hear the song, "Thank Heaven for Little Girls." I love that song and today's entry is all about Ellie and how in love with her I am.

God blessed me, and I mean that. Ellie has completely changed my life for the better and she shows me things that amaze me. We had a very wonderful day today. It started with breakfast at a friends house, and that followed by a tantrum that lasted 20+ minutes because we left the house. We took a nap and then went to the zoo and had a blast. Of course, I could've lived without the tantrum, but for the first time that I can remember, I didn't lose my temper with her at all. Her little tantrums usually set me off pretty quickly because they're generally for no reason, and this one was too, but I didn't get upset. I'm proud of myself, and I'm not ashamed to admit any of that.

While we were at our friend's home, I was watching her playing with the other kids, and watching her discover how to play with new toys, and play dress up, and develop... RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY EYES! I love it. She's growing at a rate that's infathomable, and although I would love to stop time some days, I love watching her grow too. There is so much to gain out of watching a toddler learn.

When we went to the zoo today, she showed us just how smart she really is. She would tell us what every animal (that was more well known) was and what sounds they "say." I don't remember a time that she was wrong! She loved looking at all the new animals and seeing how big some of them really are. There is a song from one of the Diego episodes that talks about the symbiotic relationship between an oxpecker bird and a hippo. Well, once we got to the Hippo Exhibit, and with absolutely no hints from us, she started to sing the song... "symbiotic, symbiotic..." It was great. There was a petting zoo that she absolutely loved and went into fearlessly. She went over to one black billy goat, grabbed it by one of the horns, and said, "Can I pet you, please?" I couldn't stop laughing. She says some crazy things. She told another goat, "it's okay, I'll be your mommy..." I LOVE IT! I don't know why, but she's absolutely fascinated by flamingos! She can't get enough of them. The zoo also had a grassy area sectioned off with some playground toys and I let Ellie run around without her shoes and socks on to get that experience. This was also after I had scoped it out enough to make sure there wasn't anything harmful she could step on! She loved it. She was prancing, literally prancing, all over the place. The grass was nice and soft, and COLD! She said that was why she was "walking funny."

I love all the crazy, irritating and/or adorable things that she says. I was trying to convince her that taking a warm bath was a good idea tonight because she was playing in the dirt today. The compromise? I had to get in with her. Mind you, there was half of me that was very unhappy about this compromise; the half that was OUT of the water. I eventually had to tell her that I had to get out because I was freezing. Her response? "No mommy. I'll keep you warm." And she got up and got on my lap and gave me "warm hugs" to help. I stayed in for a while longer. How could I not? Its things like that that make being a mother the best job you could ever WANT to have.

"A daughter is a day brightener and a heart warmer." ~Author Unknown

For my own mother:
"Mothers and daughters are closest, when daughters become mothers." ~Author Unknown

Good night.

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