there is no love for you like mine." ~Mya Angelo
In my life, I have loved. I love my parents, my brother, my aunts, uncles, cousins, my grandparents. I have loved a man, loved friends, and even loved my dog. But none of these loves are like the love I have for my sweet, little Isabella. A mother's love for her child and children is like no other in the world. This, I know is true. The other day, my mom and I were making lunch and Isabella was playing in the living room. She was saying, "Mama! Mama!" and my mom said, "You know, you're her most favorite person in the world." I must admit, hearing that made me smile. I scooped Isabella up in my arms, gave her kisses and tickled her and said "That's ok, because she is my most favorite person in the world too!" and she really is.
Let's see...where should I begin? Let me start with all the new words Isabella says now! She knows agua (water), night, night, which sounds like nye, nye. She knows wow-wow (dog), uh-oh, baby, papa (food), ball, eyes, nose, yay, bubbles, thank you, baby, blankie, oopa, which is what I say when I lift her up, and nice! Nice is probably one of my favorites! See, in our house, when somebody does something like drop or break something, we say "nice!" in a kind of sarcastic way. One day I was feeding her and I dropped the spoon by mistake spilling food all over the counter. The little turd said "nice" which really sounded like "nishe." I couldn't believe it. It was one of the funniest things I have ever heard! Oh, and she always says, "No! Mine!" When we go to the store, she points at stuff and says, "Mine!" She likes to sing. Even if she has never heard the song before, she still sings along, and she sings loud enough for the people 5 pews behind us in church to hear. In the last few weeks, her vocabulary has grown so much. Everything she hears, she tries to repeat.
Every time we leave the house, Lola walks with us to the garage door and looks at us with her sad eyes because she wants to go too. As we are walking out the door, we tell Lola, "Lola, you stay here and be a good girl." Isabella feels the need to tell Lola this as well. She points her finger at Lola and in her own language, tells her something that sounds like, "You can't go with us! Stay here and be good! You hear!?" Poor, poor Lola. Isabella is always telling her, "No! No! Mine!" Lola just tries to hide and stay away from the commotion that is Isabella. But she also likes to love on Lola. She pets per, tries to hug her, and even tries to cover her with her favorite blankie and put her to sleep. Lola has learned to be much more patient with Isabella now. When they are left alone, they play really well. Lola chases Isabella and they fight for toys. Isabella laughs and has a good ole time trying to keep her toys away from Lola.
Isabella absolutely loves bath time. Well, she loves to be in the water, touching water, anything that has to do with water. When she is tired and a little cranky because it is almost bed time, I put her in the bath and she is the happiest little girl ever! She splashes and yells and plays, and I usually end up soaked too. She has just started to try and shampoo her own hair, but it's just to get the suds on her hands. She tries to pour water on her head from the big plastic cup I use for her, but she usually ends up pouring it on her face. Bath time, although I get my face, hair and shirt all wet, is one of the highlights of my day. I hope she likes swimming as much as bath time some day.
Mickey Mouse's Hot Dog Song. Isabella looooooves the HotDog Song. She dances and sings it and can almost say "hot dog." Every morning, before we leave to the daycare, she watches The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Right as we are about to leave, the Hot Dog Song comes on and she gasps, smiles, and sterts dancing right away! It's a great way to start off any day. She likes to dance to more than just the Hot Dog Song. Any upbeat song playing, she is dancing. Her dancing mostly consists of turning in circles, jumping up and down, and throwing her arms in the air. Oh yeah, there is some knee bending action that goes on too. I can always count on a cute dance from her to brighten any day.
Who would I be today if I were not Isabella's mom? I wonder that sometimes. But I am happy that I know who I am and that I am her mom. Each day, we learn something new. As she grows, I grow too. She teaches me to enjoy the small stuff in my life. She lights up my day with her smile. When we nap together, and lay face to face, she rests her hand on my cheek. She gives me the world's best hugs and her kisses, they are to be cherished. How blessed I am to experience all the extraordinary little moments of our everyday life.
So, Isabella, my love, I read this somewhere and knew I wanted to share it with you, "If I could give you one thing in my life, I would give you the ability to see yourself through my eyes. Only then would you realize how special you are to me." If I could give you this gift, I would, and without a second thought. You would see how much I love you, how precious you are, how beautiful you are, and how truly spectacular I think you are. You are my most favorite person in the whole world. You had my heart every since you could hear it beating inside me.
Love, Mama
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