things i don't ever want to forget
I've been feeling a lot of that lately and so today I pray I may never forget:
- the way she laid her head on the side of the bed and patiently waited while I put a ponytail in her hair, never taking those big hazel eyes off of me
- the way she sits, legs crossed, on the floor and colors for hours narrating the whole thing in her darling fairy language
- the way her face looks when she sleeps, so still, smooth and perfect
- her sticky toddler hugs and slobbery kisses
- the way she yells "papaaaaaaa" when daddy comes home and runs to wrap him up in a hug
- the way she eats spaghetti - stretching it across her mouth and biting into the middle
- watching her take Belle outside in the mornings, patiently waiting, leash in hand, while she does her business
- the way she goes "aaaaaahhh!!!" and her tiny hands shoot up at the sky every time she hears or sees a plane
- hearing her snore in her carseat
- those tiny ringlets at the base of her head
- the vigor and enthusiasm with which she smells candles, perfume and flowers
- her giddiness over balloons
- hearing her "read" books to herself
- her fake laugh
- the way she loves to help with unloading the dishwasher and putting her toys away
- the way she screams happily every morning when she sees Belle for the first time
- her attempts at picking Belle up
- the way she says "oh no!" and furrows her brows instead of the classic "uh oh"
- the way she dances until she's dizzy, which is mainly her just spinning until she falls down in a heap of giggles
- the way her feet and hands look tiny and huge all at the same time
- the way she smells after a bath
- all her silly looks and ridiculous facial expressions
- that time I brought her into our bed in the morning and the way she gently petted my hand as she fell asleep
Those are just a few that come to mind now but ultimately there is so much more.