WATCHING RACHEL GROW

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My very first Mother's Day

It started off with a cry from Rachel's crib that woke me. Baba changed her diaper and gave her her milk and her to me with a cup of coffee. He then presented me with a Mother's Day card "To My Wife" with a gift certificate to a spa day..........how did he know? :) :) :) Of course when the milk was all gone - the toys soon followed up to the middle of the bed from one of her toy baskets. Elbow here, knee there, foot here. Baba had long gone by now to watch TV downstairs without all of the action in the bed with Princess. Smart Baba............ But, oh what a joy. I love this thing so much that it hurts sometimes. Who needs a special day? It's Mother's day EVERY DAY for me right now.

Mom

Rachel's First Preschool Picture Spring 2008, originally uploaded by burnett.tnk.

Rachel is not too happy here in her very first school picture. There was a couple who were the photographers and when Rachel saw the male - she got all upset. I took off to go up the the school to sit with her during the session - thinking that she might be a little frightened. The female took over and really took to Rachel and some photos were taken with her on my knees and I was cropped out - but we did not purchase these (didn't like them). This was her best shot here sitting alone and this was only for the flash and then she was up like lightening running into this Mommy's arms immediately after. Poor Princess. Hopefully the future will be brighter and less scary. But, until then - this Mommy will ALWAYS try to be there for her.

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April 6, 2010

Lullaby music playing in background and very much a Mommy's lil girl asleep in her bed while I sit in her rocking chair on my laptop. Every night we do this same routine. "Mommy, get you compooter and stay wit me for a loooong loooong time - okay?" To which I of course tell her that I absolutely will IF she goes to sleep.

What a journey it has been for this couple of almost 24 married years now and a total of 26 in all. We are now a Mommy & a Baba to the most precious gift that God has ever given to us. Yes, we sometimes miss the quiet & the romance - but NOTHING compares to the sound of Rachel's giggle or her singing just because she is so very happy. The daily routine is like clockwork now - with no room for slacking in the attention department - but the evenings when we are alone are filled with our re-accounting of the day's events and some stunningly smart, silly or sassy thing that Rachel said or did. I can truly say that I've never loved ANYTHING as much as I do my Rachel.

She is a definitely a princess through and through with endless acting and conversation of anything that is Princess-like, pink, glittery or sparkly from her tennies to her toys. And oh the hoops we've jumped through to dare I say 'pick our battles' with. High maintenance was named after our Rachel. She is getting more and more aware of the soon to arrive new lil brother OR sister and has already firmly stated that she thinks his or her room should be UGLY and hers should be BEAUTIFUL. My oh my! Well, lets give her points for her honesty :)

She give me moochies all day and asks me if I know who she loves and for me to close my eyes. When she asks me to open them - her lil arm is stretched out with her index finger pointing directly at me. She loves movie night and making popcorn with her Baba. Baba got her a big red bowl for Christmas that says Popcorn on it and she runs to get it out of the pantry as he places the bag into the microwave. She loves anything that has to do with all three of us being together. We love this too and always strive to be comfortable in our family skins.

Rachel turned 4 years old this past Feb 10, 2010!!! I think that when you spend years of your life on the infertility hampster wheel - that those parents deserve bonus years added on. Say for every 1.5 years your child gets another year older. But, this is not the case - so we cherish every second with her. Her teachers say that Rachel could go to Kindergarten early as in a few months - but we've decided to keep her in PreK to mature more and be with the majority of her friends. We want her to be defined by love and grow in this environment and not feel so challenged to be above and smarter than her peers - even though we think that she is >:) We are her proud parents of course :)

Her latest phrases are:

"WHAT EVVVVER!"
"CHILL MOM - CHILL!"
"DUDE..........WATER?!"
"DUH & HOLY COW"
"GET WITH THE PROGRAM!"

We blame Preschool...................well, maybe not for ALL of the aformentioned :)

We wouldn't trade one second of any of it! We tell her that when people ask why she doesn't look like her Mommy or Baba to tell them that this is because she was/is special delivery from God.

True............so true!!

Mommy

HELP ME!!!

I can't quit staring at her picture. NOTHING is getting done either in my house or in my head right now. I could just sit her for hours. Double click on the photos of Rachel and WHALLAH they get even bigger so that you can see those plump cheeks and peircing eyes up close.............................................
must stop staring ........but can't............

7/10/07 6:02 am

Now, I'm at home from work......still can't stop staring.......

6:22 pm
Mom

Just can't look long or hard enough and I still tear up everytime I go to this site.................
It was easier before the picture. I wan't to hold and kiss those adorable cheeks yesterday!!

7/11/07 6:10 am

Mom

4-6 weeks of doing this is going to kill me..........just starring......

7/12/07 5:07 am

Mom

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This wait to travel is KILLING Mom & Dad!!! We're almost at 2 1/2 years of waiting for Rachel. God Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change..........
Mom

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