Maybe every parent looks at anything beautiful and thinks 'That's just like my child.' Apparently, along with daffodils and cherry blossoms, cosmos flowers also make me think of Ellie because it was right after she was born that I planted my lovely cosmos flowers. And occasionally I miss it.Īnd seeing the flowers in my neighbors' yard makes me realize that I have issues. The one that Michael and I tore apart and put together JUST how we wanted it to be. Seeing them again makes me miss that house. I, too, once planted cosmos flowers in the backyard pots. They remind me of our old house in Maryland. I love the pink and white colors that the flowers have - all mixed together. In their yard, they grow like a big bush, taller than me. They just seem so simple and so happy and a little bit on the wild side.

My neighbors have cosmos flowers in their yard. But it's said in a VERY 'DOGGIE!!!' sort of way. all with a friendly 'Eh?'Īddie has said her first wordish wordful type sound. She gives you her pacifier, food, cups, spoons. When making a tower of blocks (complete with staircase) for Addie to knock down, Ellie said 'Why do we need stairs? So the prince and princess go down when dey are done singing.' I love how instead of saying 'How cool is that?' Ellie shortens it to 'Cool is dat?' 'Would (wouldn't) it be funny if I don't have PJs all day long?' or 'Would it be funny if I had a bed up dere (pointing to the ceiling)?' or 'Would it be funny if turtles could fly?' or 'Would it be funny if a cat got a haircut, without fuzz?' Always expecting me to say something like 'Oh my gosh! That would be pretty silly!' and she would confirm with 'Yeah!' I love how Addie seems to give me huge kisses as her way of telling me that she wants to be breast fed.įrom the mouth of Ellie, Unicorn helps out - 'I have magination (imagination) in my tummy so dat means I can help you!' I love how Addie bobs up and down to the beat of the music when you put her behind the wheel of the car. The other day while Ellie was pretending to tell a story (I have no clue what it was about) and ended the story with 'and Mommy specially loves you.' Specially. One - it shows how sweet Ellie is and Two - it shows how she views I am with Addie. I love how Ellie looks at her Bun Bun with such adoration and tenderness when she pretends that Bun Bun is her baby. I love how when Addie is sleepy she will play for a couple minutes and then lay her head down on the floor, pillow, or most likely my lap or chest, for 10 seconds and then get up as if refreshed and ready to play again. And sometimes my heart physically aches from being so happy. And sometimes it just seems fitting to label the song The Turkey Song for no other reason than it makes me smile to do so. And sometimes I share the song with my girls and Ellie thinks the singer sounds like a turkey when she is singing the skat portion of the song. I COULD HAVE written that!' And sometimes I wish I had. Sometimes I hear the lyrics to a song and think, 'That poem fits me so perfectly, it's as though I wrote it myself.

* Lyrics to 'If the Stars Were Mine' by Melody Gardot

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