The baby

Two days ago, I still had a baby.  I looked over at her just now, sitting with her big sister and watching some girly princessy cartoon.  What I saw was a big girl, a bona fide preschooler.  I'm not sure how that transition happens in the blink of an eye, and I fully adore the little girl she is at this moment in time.  But oh, how I will miss that baby...

The days go by so fast.  It was just yesterday that she and I experienced the miracle of birth together.  But really, it was three years and a yesterday ago.

Esther Hope, you were made for exactly this time in our family, and exactly this time in history.  You amaze me every day, and I just absolutely adore you.  All that you are.  Quiet stubbornness.  Beautiful sweetness.  Loving kindness.  A daughter, a sister, a granddaughter, a niece,  a cousin, a friend.  Never, ever forget...God made you special and He loves you very, very much!