There is a slight hyperventilation going on here. Yes, I am breathing, but barley… I’m not exactly sure how this has happened, because yes, I am still 28, but for some reason my kids keep growing while I stay the same age…
Today I have two girls in their tween years. Not sure if this is easier or harder than the teen years, but I am guessing we are jumping onto a new roller coaster ride. As wonderfully wise people who have gone before me in these years have told me that the newborn/ toddler years are physically draining, the teen years are mentally draining. I’m not sure if I am ready for this or not, but either way it is here and now in the Feder home we have entered this stage!
My sweet middle child turns nine today. I love her to pieces as we have dubbed her my clone. She is tender-hearted, cares for others, shy in a large group, but wild among friends. She loves being cuddled, is a gifted writer and problem solver, and is full of wit like her daddy. Her laugh is infectious. Her nightly routines make my heart melt as we MUST do Eskimo kisses (along with a few other made up ones) and she MUST read at least one book to her brother before he goes to bed. She continually reminds us that she is the only non-November birthday in our family, and it doesn’t surprise me that she was born so close to Valentine’s day. Her heart is full of love and my life could never be the same without this sweet girl.
Happy birthday to my sweet middle-child Elise, God is growing you into an amazing girl. I love you.
