Growing Up!

Well many of you know that my "baby" turned 4 yesterday. I say "baby" because if you give Abbygale the ammunition and say that in front of her she will tell you that she is not a baby but a big girl. A big girl. Big in terms of size, yes. When compared to other kids her age she is tall. Big in the size of the things that she knows, yes. She is only 4 and cannot only spell her name but write it too. She is very advanced in most aspects of her "book smarts" too in the fact that she can already speak two languages and we are working at home with her on addition and subtraction. All this and my "baby" won't even start kindergarten for two more years!

But before this post turns into a "look what my child can do" list, I say these things with great hesitation. I am 100% completely proud of her, don't get me wrong. I just loathe any new milestone because it does mean that she is getting older. I want her to grow up and be successful but there is a part of me that wants to 'freeze' her now! I hate the thought of her ever leaving me! :) I know most parents feel the same way (I am sure that some parents throw a party when their child leaves but they probably are the exception, at least I hope).

All this from the one that wakes up at 12:18 am on the day of her child's birthday every year just to be the first to sing her Happy Birthday! She is still unaware that I do this now, but I wonder when she goes to college if her and her roommate will appreciate this gesture of love?!

I spent much of this week reflecting on my "baby". Four years ago we were so ecstatic to become parents. I remember the first time I felt her move, the first ultrasound and of course the day she arrived. For weeks we thought she was coming early. For almost half the pregnancy I was on bed rest all but four hours of the day. We prayed she would just make it to full term...she did and even had to be induced at 41 weeks! That is Abbygale's personality though. Even that small she told you how things were. She is very much in charge of her self and very headstrong with what she wants (I have no clue by the way where she gets that!) ;) I think sometimes it's that independence that scares me. It scares me because I know she will be able to take care of herself and one day will no longer need her Mommy. Oh well, until that day comes I will enjoy every minute of my "baby"!

Interview with Abbygale

I got this idea from a friend and it turned out too cute! I "interviewed" Abbygale yesterday on the way home from school and here are her answers.

How old are you? 3
How old is Mommy? 54 (thanks for that abbygale)
How old is Daddy? 54
How do you bake a cake? Decorate it!
What is Daddy's name? Daddy Tony
When is your birthday? October 23
What is your favorite color? Purple, Pink, Blue, White and Yellow
What is your favorite animal? Rudolph!
What do you want to do when you grow up? Drive a pink car and be a fire girl!

Mud Run Update

A few posts ago I told everyone about a Mud Run in Columbia, SC that some friends and I were going to be participating in in September. Due to other circumstances it ended up only being two of us that actually ran the Mud Run. Carrie and I had a blast and Shree was able to get some great pictures of us! Thanks Shree! We had a blast competing but it was super hard. I ended up with several scraps and bruises but overall we did great. We finished the entire course in 1 hour, 21 minutes and 54seconds! The course was over 4 miles long with 30 obstacles along the way so this was a great accomplishment to me! The last part of the course was carrying a team mate 100 yards! If you were a team of four you had a stretcher to carry one person on but if you had two like us then you carried somebody on your back! Next year we are trying to get a larger group to go and compete and hopefully the guys will be able to attend then as well! It was a ton of fun but a lot of hard work too!