Corilynn is 4!

Last night I was snuggling with Corilynn and holding her like a baby on my lap.  Its a thing I like to do whenever one of my kids is about to have a birthday.  This is because whenever I hold them in my arms like a baby I think back to the time I made myself remember what it felt like and how they looked in my arms brand new.  I hold them in my arms at their birthday to see the difference in their growth.  It always makes me think they are growing too fast and makes me wish I could make time stand still.  As I held Corilynn last night and talked to her about stories from when she was a baby I felt so much love for her gangling little limbs struggling for room as I held her close against me.  I listened to her bubbling laugh and sweet little voice declare that she would NOT stop growing for me because she wanted to turn 4.  I seriously love that little girl.  A mother's love is not something that can be described in words so I cant even begin to express them now. Ohh and thanks for crawling into my bed early this morning for a snuggle.  I didn't even mind at all - not today - not when it meant I got to hold you in my arms once again at the exact time you came into my life since you were born in the early morning hours.

 Happy Birthday sweetheart - you can turn 4 - but that's it.  You have to stop growing after that.