Sunday, January 02, 2011

a birthday.

Hailee is NINE. n-i-n-e. 9.

good grief where does time go? I can remember her delivery like it was yesterday. And hers is a better memory than Braden's. I remember her chubby, okay fat, arms and legs and that everyone called her the Michelin baby. some days her little rolls looked painful! I can remember her signing "eat" and "milk" before she even mumbled the words. Her cute, gorgeous curls that turned into beautiful ringlets as she got a little older. her adorable little voice when she "talked on the phone" around the age of 2. her first day of pre-k.

so many memories that are still fresh in my mind. then I'm saddened when she says "do you remember...." and I don't. I don't want to forget a thing and am amazed that I have!

I plan to document as much as I can. mentally. physically on note paper. and creatively through my scrapbooks. because if today she is NINE tomorrow she'll be married. and if I blink again SHE'LL be a grandma! just don't blink. that's all I can advise to myself and to any parent.

Happy Birthday, Munch - I (daddy, too) love you so very much!!!!

2 comments:

Miranda said...

Congrats to you and your family and especially to Hailee!!!

Kimmarie Baker said...

Time does go by so quickly. I too have forgotten things and when someone reminds me, I shutter. I hate to think I will forget the little things. Hold on to your nine year old as long as you can. As my Sara will be 19 (gasp) next month. Happy Birthday to Hailee!