Miss M's growing up

Miss M is growing up and sometimes when I think too hard about it the thought almost brings me to tears.  I think about all the things she does now that are so funny/cute/annoying that she won't do forever.

I will miss...

Her genuine happiness about the little things in life
Her laughter when she watches her shows when we don't know what she's laughing about or why
Her wanting me to hold her hand or read to her when she's on the potty
Her worrying about me when I am gone
Her shoving her blanket so far in her mouth that we're afraid she won't be able to breath
Her running down the sidewalk to welcome Andrew home from work after waiting so anxiously
Her thinking that everyday is her birthday and singing Happy Birthday to herself
Her thinking Mr. Man is so cute and wanting to hold his hand or pat his head or give him a kiss
Her giving me the "best hugs"
Her waking us up each morning by screaming our names for us to come get her out of bed
Her wanting to go everywhere I go
Her wanting to play chase every day
Her wanting to play hide-and-seek where she hides in the same place every time or pretends not to see you when you're hiding so she can keep playing
Her asking me to help her put on her shoes
Her wanting us to read to her and tuck her into bed each night
Her referring to herself as MaddieCat

I could go on and on.

She will do other amazing things.

I know this.

But thinking about the things she won't do eventually makes my heart overwhelmed.  I think she's pretty amazing.

She loves to sit outside and wait for Andrew to come home. Shirtless is the least of our problems usually she doesn't want to wear pants.

 She needed an afternoon snack after school today. She picked an apple. They are learning different things about apples in school and today they painted with apple slices.