Okay, so I know she is not turning 18 or anything, but I have to say that I have always had a hard time the day before each of my kids' birthdays. Tomorrow, sweet Victoria Lanae Swank will turn the big "6" years old. No longer will she be able to show her age using just one hand...from now on she will have to use two hands (or more like a lot of us!!).
It is hard to believe the time has gone this quickly. It truly seems like yesterday we had our little infant in the car screaming her head off all the way from Junction City to church in Springfield!! Yes, for those of you that know this area - that is an entire 30 minutes of a baby SCREAMING!! Logan, at 3 years of age, would sit in his car seat and plug his ears. At that moment, we decided boys were definitely easier than girls!! But it didn't take us long (about 10 weeks - which seemed like a lifetime at the moment) to figure out something is not right with this child....we found out she was lactose intolerant and when I had milk....she screamed!!! AND SCREAMED AND SCREAMED. So, out with the milk for Mommy and hello to a nice, quiet, content, joyful little baby girl....Ahhhh, this is what we had hoped for!!
So, that was our start with Victoria. The first girl to grace Phil's family. But, no matter how much she screamed, that beautiful head full of black hair and those VERY dark eyes seemed to melt all of our hearts. And even yesterday, her beautiful brown eyes caused her Daddy to use his DEBIT card in the soda machine at his work. How on earth do you decide to use your debit card in a soda machine I asked.
You have your first daughter looking up at you saying "Daddy, do you have any money for a soda?"
"No, Victoria, I don't have any cash"
"You can use your debit card in that machine can't you Daddy?"
"Well, yes I guess I can"
And so she came home happy as a clam to tell her older brother that DADDY bought her a soda at Les Schwab..."guess you should have come with us, Logan!!" Oh, the joy she gets when she has a moment alone with Daddy!!
So, as the day goes on, I will remember it as the last day for her to be five. Next comes the lost teeth and with it the sweet little girl look gone and the "ugly duckling" stage coming. She will start reading entire books to us, learning to play the piano (because that happens when you are six in our house!!), and loving it because she is older than Mariah - and always will be!!
So, my sweet Victoria, just remember that you are loved beyond measure, not only by your Daddy and I, but by a God that created you just as you are. And as you continue to seek after the things of God your life will be blessed beyond measure. You are beautiful in every way and we thank God that He chose us to be your parents...You have brought our family such joy and happiness. And all that screaming as a baby just got your lungs ready for all that talking and singing you love to do now!!
Enjoy your day today, little girl, for tomorrow you will wake up and be SIX YEARS OLD....
1 comment:
Hi Dawn,
I am so happy that you have a blog. I hate that we are all so far away from each other, and our kids can't grow up together. I think my Mom is planning a trip up there to see you all this next week. She owes you a big hug from me. Tell the family that I said hello. I also have a blog. I just started it, so there isn't too much history there, but please share it with the Sherry and Aunt Phyllis. It's a small way we can keep in touch and watch each other's kids grow up. I miss visiting family, and I hate that we are all so far away from each other. I hope that somehow we can figure out a way to get together some day soon.
Love
~Dawnita
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