My baby girl turned 7 years old today. I can't believe how fast time has gone. I realize how much I take for granted all the beautiful, wonderful and unique things that Miriam alone has taught me. I regret the time I have wasted with stress and worry when I should have been enjoying her. You can never get a minute back again.
I remember how slow time seemed to go when I was a child. It seemed I had too much time and wanted it to hurry up. Now as my own children are at that stage I want to slow it down but can never seem to catch it. The past few days< as I have watched my Miriam, I realize her little girl days are going to end way too quick. Another 7 years and I will be dealing with a teenager. There are times right now it is hard to reach her, to get her to really open up to me, I hope by then I will have at least learned to understand her better. she had taught me so much already. I have learned patience especially. Not that she has intentionally tried it (except when she has), it is just that everything she has done has been on her time. You can't rush her. She was that way with walking -she wouldn't even take a step til 15 months and then it was only occasional until 17 months. She was that way with talking. There were many nights I lay awake worrying that she would never talk. She was content to listen to the world. You would never know that to hear her today -aside from the occassional mix up of words. . She loves to draw. She expresses her thoughts best through pictures I think. Her mind is unique from others, but that does not mean it is weak. She is very bright, yet she carries it all inside and shares it when she sees fit.
How I love that little girl. I am privledged to be her mom.
Sappy Mom!
