Monday, May 04, 2009

No longer a baby...

I keep finding myself calling Emily "my daughter" instead of "my baby" and to be honest - it keeps catching me off-guard. Emme will ALWAYS be "my baby" no matter how old she gets. I watched the Oprah show today about that little girl Madeline McCann who was abducted in Portugal while her family was on vacation and all I can think about is my little girl. It just makes my heartache thinking about it. I really don't know how a parent can survive losing a child. There is another website that I somehow came across the other day - http://thespohrsaremultiplying.com/ - kind of ironic that this little girl's name was Madeline as well. I somehow came across this blog on April 9th - just randomly. This poor mother lost her baby girl on April 7th. I can't imagine. She was 16 months old - Em's exact age. I am not intending this blog to be depressing, it's just that somedays I think about how lucky I am to have such a wonderful little girl in my life. I am not sure what I did to be given such joy.

Emily - you are the sunshine in my life - and I am so thankful that you were given to me. I love you.

Here is a really fun video of Daddy chasing Emme down the hall and into her room. It gets dark for a minute, but then lights back up.

4 comments:

randy_bernita said...

We played the clip so many times and it just keeps getting cuter! how entertaining and what a wonderful age! You're right; you're so blessed to have Emily. What a little doll.

Brahmstadts said...

OMG, how cute is that! She is so big, I can't believe we have totally missed her learning to walk:)

Cori said...

What a cute video! I couldn't stop myself from going and reading that blog that you linked to. I spent the last 30 minutes reading, and bawling. It really does make you realize how lucky you are! We ALL are so lucky to have such happy and healthy children and families. Thank you for helping me to remember how greatful I am for all that I have.

Kristen said...

AWESOME VIDEO...oh my gosh! I absolutely loved it, we played it many times also! Super cute...I can't believe how big she is getting. can't wait to see her soon!