I am having a hard week....My little princess girl will be turning 12 in less than 2 weeks. This is such a milestone birthday, I feel like it is a coming of age. This is the birthday where you start to grow up and be a woman.
When I think about it the tears flow and I just want to stop time. When McKenzie was born our world changed. She made us better parents and better people. We were not sure if we were having a boy or girl. When the doctor said "Its a girl" both Kelly and I were overwhelmed with emotions. We now had this little baby girl to raise and take care of. She was the highlight of our lives.
It was a hard adjustment for the first few weeks of bringing her home. King Kolton was not our only priority and on many occasions he would ask us to bring her back to the hospital. He had a rough time being the only child, grandchild, and nephew on both sides of our families. He now had to share to glory, and with a girl.
My favorite thing about McKenzie as a little girl was her love for being girly. Her world was pink. she would tell you her eyes were pink and her hair was pink. We could not leave the house without hair bows, matching outfit and matching shoes. What little 1 yr old needs 10 pairs of shoes?
She knew she had to grow up fast to get ready for her unexpected baby sister
(Kelsie is 16 months younger). It seems as from the time she was born we were going 100 miles an hour. At 5 months she was crawling by 8 months she was walking and by her first birthday we bought a jungle gym so she would quit climbing on the counters and piano. She kept us going and going and going.....Things have not changed she keeps us going and going and going. I wonder how she manages 3 days of dance, piano, basketball, snowboarding, and school. All sometimes within the same day. And then I remember this is our baby girl that we would find on top of dinning room table and she would go and go and go. So what should I expect?
As her birthday draws closer I spend time remembering the past 12 years and how they have flown. If the past 12 are any indication of the next 12 it will be a great ride into womanhood. I am afraid for me it will be a tearful 12 years I have a hard time seeing my children get older.
So Kenz this blog is for you because you bring us sunshine everyday. Your beautiful smile gets us every time. You have always been such a pretty girl and every year you become more beautiful. WE LOVE YOU!!!
When I think about it the tears flow and I just want to stop time. When McKenzie was born our world changed. She made us better parents and better people. We were not sure if we were having a boy or girl. When the doctor said "Its a girl" both Kelly and I were overwhelmed with emotions. We now had this little baby girl to raise and take care of. She was the highlight of our lives.
It was a hard adjustment for the first few weeks of bringing her home. King Kolton was not our only priority and on many occasions he would ask us to bring her back to the hospital. He had a rough time being the only child, grandchild, and nephew on both sides of our families. He now had to share to glory, and with a girl.
My favorite thing about McKenzie as a little girl was her love for being girly. Her world was pink. she would tell you her eyes were pink and her hair was pink. We could not leave the house without hair bows, matching outfit and matching shoes. What little 1 yr old needs 10 pairs of shoes?
She knew she had to grow up fast to get ready for her unexpected baby sister
(Kelsie is 16 months younger). It seems as from the time she was born we were going 100 miles an hour. At 5 months she was crawling by 8 months she was walking and by her first birthday we bought a jungle gym so she would quit climbing on the counters and piano. She kept us going and going and going.....Things have not changed she keeps us going and going and going. I wonder how she manages 3 days of dance, piano, basketball, snowboarding, and school. All sometimes within the same day. And then I remember this is our baby girl that we would find on top of dinning room table and she would go and go and go. So what should I expect?
As her birthday draws closer I spend time remembering the past 12 years and how they have flown. If the past 12 are any indication of the next 12 it will be a great ride into womanhood. I am afraid for me it will be a tearful 12 years I have a hard time seeing my children get older.
So Kenz this blog is for you because you bring us sunshine everyday. Your beautiful smile gets us every time. You have always been such a pretty girl and every year you become more beautiful. WE LOVE YOU!!!
2 comments:
your pictures are so cute! hope things are going well!
Thanks mom!!!!!
Love Kenzie!
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