Easter and beyond!

So saying I'm behind in blogging is an understatement. Most days I am still trying to figure out how to be Evie's Mama. She is my spit fire. My go getter. My shadow and 1/2 my heart.

When I brought her home she fit snuggly in my lap. She would spend so much time just resting against my raised legs. She didn't even reach the top of my knees. All 5lbs of her was perfect and I loved these moments. Now...my amazing daughter is over 2 feet tall and trying to walk. She hangs over the top of my knees and kicks me in the face when I try to lay her in my lap. She pulls herself up on ANY surface she can get to and then tries to move around the room.

She eats finger food only now. Refuses almost everything in puree form. It seemed to happen over night. My sweet itty bitty was turning in to a big girl. I know that sounds weird since she is only 9 and a half months old but she has changed so much.

One of these days she is going to be a kid...a little girl instead of my baby girl. She will be running around, getting herself dressed, wishing for her own dreams and meeting her own friends. She will have play dates and outings. Preferences in clothes, books, music and everything else that kids want to pick for themselves. Most days I really want to be at that stage as I'm changing diapers, picking up toys, making bottles and praying that she sleeps through the night. But...she's so amazing I can't imagine her being anything else.

She is the gift that God gave her daddy and I. She's our legacy and it all starts here. We get to help her grow...love...laugh! After that it's up to God. To Him I pray every day for Evalyn. I ask him to help her grow strong in health and heart. To have a strong relationship with Him. To be smart and to know the difference between right and wrong. To have creativity and imagination. And to love whole heartedly!