Is it really possible to love somebody this much?

I LOVE MY DAUGHTER! She is growing so fast and getting more and more adorable by the second. Yes, my patience is tried numerous times every day, but honestly, my life is perfect now with my daughter in it. I just had one of those days that I thought, "Boy how my life has changed in the past 2 years, but I wouldn't change it for the world because I have the most amazing daughter in the whole world." She is getting so big, and I have to remind myself that I really do need to stop and enjoy every minute I have with her because I know someday she's not going to want me around and that's going to break my heart. She's becoming this independent little girl, and I get to see it every day. Man, am I lucky or what? So here are some funny little stories from today for your enjoyment.

We went to the grocery store today, and she was really good. She chatted away to anyone and no one. I got her a piece of cheese from the deli, and her face lit up like I just gave her a Tiffany bracelet or something. We had a fun time goofing around and giggling the whole time we were in the store. As we were getting back in the car, I heard an airplane flying overhead, so I pointed it out to her, and she got all excited and yelled airplane. I then started to put her in her carseat, but not before I bumped my head on the side of the car. I yelled out "OW" which prompted her to start laughing hysterically. I then, of course, found her laugh amusing, so I started laughing too and forgot about the bonk on my head. Good use of distraction, Inara.

After we got home, Inara helped me put the groceries away, because she loves to be mommy's little helper. I then asked if she wanted to walk outside, so we took a short stroll in the front yard. It was super bright outside. I stated that mommy should have got her sunglasses. Inara then stopped, pointed to herself and said sunglasses. I asked, "Does Inara want sunglasses too?" She replied yes. My little girl is getting so smart, and we are able to have conversations now. It's so awesome! Also during our walk, she was fascinated watching the water run down the gutter. I explained to her that the water was from the snow melting. She then stood there and said bath. Yes, the water is going down the drain like it does in the bath. I was impressed that she was able to associate the two. She's going to be a genius I can already tell. :-)

Now that all our guests are gone, I put the kid potty we're borrowing from Avery in the downstairs bathroom. So today when I went potty, Inara came in, lifted the cover on her potty, and sat right now. It was funny because while she sat on the potty, she also drank wawa from her cup. After mommy got up, she got up, put the cover down, and flushed her potty just like I had done. It's crazy to watch her do so many things that I do. I get to see her become a little girl, following mommy's lead, and most impressive, is that she understands exactly what she's doing. This is the part of parenting that I am in total awe of every day. I was so happy to see her back to her bubbly self today because she had been under the weather and ran a fever for 3 days all due to teething I'm pretty certain. So today was a fantastic mommy and Inara day, one of those days that I wish I could have videotaped everything she did. Let's face it: my sweet pea rocks!