Part of what I love about the girls' names is that they were both popular 100 years ago and many people with those names are now great-grandmas. Both names evoke a vision for me of sweet old ladies rocking away together on a porch. I pray Ella and Sadie will live meaningful lives full of love and will be enjoying each other on a front porch somewhere many years from now.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Beautiful Girl

So, I just left Ella's room, putting her to bed, and had a really hard time tearing myself away. I came out and tried to explain to Chris how incredibly smart, and funny, and sweet our child is and ended up in tears. I'm so scared I'll forget these times and miss them SO much. I LOVE that she just randomly tells me "Mom, I really love you." I LOVE that she wants to snuggle while I read to her for hours every day. I LOVE that she just asked me if she could please have some homework because she's going to school soon and then asked "Why are you cracking up?" when I laughed. I LOVE that she tells me everyday that she wants to be taller and taller like a giraffe. I LOVE that she loves to help me cook. I LOVE that she is so honest about her emotions ("Mom I'm fwustwated!" or "that weally scawed me"). I really want to be like her in so many ways. I wish my focus was as good as hers when she's working on a puzzle or spearing fruit with a toothpick. I wish I was as good at saying no to food when I'm not hungry. I could probably learn from Ella's example how to take compliments instead of deflecting them. She's creative in solving problems and funny on purpose and so loving even to the dog or her dolls when no one's looking. I'm SO in love with this beautiful girl.

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  1. AnonymousAugust 17, 2008 at 5:26 AM

    Enjoy, Enjoy, Enjoy.

    These are some of the most beautiful experiences in your life. They make life rich and beautiful.

    You both make my heart sing.

    Love,

    Abuela.

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  2. CarolineAugust 17, 2008 at 10:32 AM

    and you should be, she is amazing...and gorgeous! just like her Mom! Love you, Jan

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  3. KristyAugust 17, 2008 at 1:11 PM

    Aww! You made me cry a little! I love all your Ella stories...hope we get to meet her someday.

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  4. AnonymousAugust 17, 2008 at 8:21 PM

    Cor, that's AWESOME! I hope you'll save this letter for Ella to read someday. - Hol

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  5. EGAugust 18, 2008 at 8:17 AM

    Very nice post! I'm not a journaler but having a blog like this is my modern-day form of journaling. I'm glad I'll have that as a record of Little Man's youth.

    Got your comment. Yes, M & B and the boys as well as J&L, are in town. M got a job where Daddio works a few months ago. And J&L have never left. I'm going to send you a message on Facebook and I'll give you their e-mail addresses in case you want to catch-up!

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  6. EGAugust 18, 2008 at 8:18 AM

    PS - My step-mother is "Abuela" to my son and her grandkids, but they call her "Abi" for short. I love it, I hope she passes on to Little Man a lot of her culture!

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