Just Kate

I haven't talked a lot about Kate on my blog thus far, and it's not for lack of things to say about her. She's a sweet little girl who is trying to grow up faster than she should. She started "trying" to crawl just after 3 months. She would get up on her hands and feet and rock back and forth. She did that for sometime. Then she started rocking on her hands and knees and would let herself fall forward. She did that for about a month. She did the real deal crawling at 5 1/2 months! Then not too long after that, she was pulling herself up onto things. We had to lower her bed one afternoon because I found her standing up with half her body out of the crib. If she would have lunged forward even a little, she would have lunged right out (I grabbed the camera for a picture, it only took a second). Now she's all over the place. Following me in the kitchen, laundry room, bathroom, bedrooms, wherever I am. She can't just play on the floor, she has to be standing up... pulling herself up on anything her little hands can reach up to. It's really funny to me.

I have to say, I LOVE having a girl. I never really knew if I would love having a girl as much as I loved having a boy. I always wanted a boy and if I had girls... great! I don't know why I felt this way. Maybe it had something to do with coming from a family of all girls. I don't know. But now that I have Kate I just can't imagine my life without her. She is everything girl - she's soft, she's pretty, she smells good, she makes girly sounds, she's tender, sweet, loving... it's wonderful. The other day I was at my favorite store (Target) looking at nightgowns... I thought" Kate is going to wear a night gown someday!" It made me a little emotional. Picturing this sweet little girl wearing a nightgown made me emotional. I know that sounds crazy, and I can't explain it.... it just did.

I'm so grateful to have this little girl. I already feel like I have a sidekick. I honestly can't imagine not wanting this - being afraid of this (barbies, princess stuff... still scares me). But girls are so much more. Loving, nurturing, motherly, strong, sensitive. Heavenly Father knew - he knew that deep down, even though I didn't know it, I needed a girl. I'm grateful for a Father in heaven who knows me and has entrusted me with this special spirit who has SO much to teach me! I love you Kate!