Scarlett is such a uniquely beautiful child. She has so much spunk and tenacity already that I'm eager to see how the rest of her childhood will unfold. I believe God sends us the children he does for a reason, to teach us new concepts and to better us. Scarlett has made me be an in the moment mommy and enjoy those small precious moments that make me love being a mommy.
Scarlett loves to smile, but she rarely shows us that contagious belly laugh. Brandon and I are in constant competition to see who can make her laugh. And what do you know, we actually BOTH lose to big sister!
Penelope can simply walk past Scarlett and Scarlett will let out a loud infectious laugh. I can't help but to summon Penelope to do whatever she did AGAIN! One time when I was making dinner, Scarlett was swinging. Penelope went right up to her sister and jumped, that's it. Let me repeat that, she jumped. I couldn't believe that laughter that was coming from my Scarlett. Like a jealous fool trying to get her daughter to laugh, I jumped, EXACTLY like what Penelope did. Reaction: nothing, nada, crickets. Actually, just a blank stare like "Mom, what are you doing?"
So I quickly grabbed Penelope and said, "Do it again, Penelope, jump again like you just did!"
And what was the reaction that time? That loving sound to any mother's ears, a belly laugh.
Since those laughs are so rare, the times I do get to hear that remarkable sound, I treasure the moments even more. I stop what I'm doing, and it doesn't matter if I'm cooking dinner, folding clothes, or any other chore around the house, I completely put a halt to what I'm doing to embrace that more important moment when my little girl finds something so funny,she chuckles out loud.
Scarlett has taught me not to take those small moments for granted. Scarlett's fuse is short at times and so when she isn't happy, she lets me know quickly. This forces me stop what I am doing and devote my attention to her. She has taught me the importance of spending time with her and Penelope rather than all those other small things that will eventually get done. Instead of sweeping the floor, I should be making more of an effort to record more of my children's lives. I have a video camera that is rarely used. I should be capturing these blissful times in my daughters' lives because they go so quickly.
My Scarlett is about to be six months old and I can't help but feel like it was just last month when I was asking God to please just let me have her so I would feel less discomfort. God has placed and entrusted me with this tiny miracle to teach right from wrong, to love unconditionally, and I can't believe how lucky I am to have this bestowed upon me.
Scarlett has taught me to slow down and embrace those very small innocent moments that I took for granted with Penelope. She has inspired me to create this blog so that one day, my girls will read it and see how much I truly loved them. She has inspired me to record more of our everyday activities, so that one day they can look back on their childhood and she has inspired me to create email accounts for both of them so I can periodically write to them just to tell them how much their mommy loves them or retell a funny story that happened. All this has come from mommying Scarlett. With Penelope, I learned how to be a mommy, with Scarlett, I'm learning how to be a better mommy. And one day, when Scarlett can truly grasp what love is, I hope she knows of the unconditional and all consuming love I have for her and how she has made me the mommy I am today.
One month old Scarlett
Two Month Old Scarlett
Three Month Old Scarlett
Four Month Old Scarlett
Five Month Old Scarlett
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