So much ~ {Dear Maggie}

Not long after you were born, my dearest friend Katie said something to me that has stuck around forever.

Did you ever know that you could love somebody so much?

To which I could only reply:

Yes, but I had no idea what “so much” meant.

3 years have gone by so quickly, and not a day goes by where I’m not still trying to figure out how to put those words into something more concrete. So much. That’s how much I love you. You continue to amaze me every day by everything about your personality. You can be insanely stubborn, and incredibly sweet. From your “I love you mama” to your eskimo kisses, your “I need you”, “pick me up” and every moment in between. I love you so much.

You have challenged me and taught me so much about me, my views about life, and most important, that I am always being watched by those gorgeous eyes of yours. I see and hear you copy my words and actions every day. I am both proud and ashamed at times. You really do copy EVERYTHING! Those ashamed times have taught me that we can both learn from those things. I have learned to say I’m sorry, and that it’s alright to mess up. You are amazingly forgiving when I mess up, and quick to hug me and tell me that it is alright.

When I watch you with your brother, your friends, your family, I am constantly amazed by how kind, sweet, and somewhat bossy you are, haha. My heart just swells with joy over you. In case you aren’t figuring this out – I love you SO MUCH!

You have grown so much, and you take in everything. You bring a smile to everybody’s face just by being you. Right now, you are in a phase of only wearing “pretty dresses”. You haven’t worn anything else for at least a month. You show everybody your pretty dresses and you look gorgeous! {I love this phase}

I could really go on and on about the things I love about you. Every moment of my life is so much better because I get to share it with you.