T.N.T.

As of right now, less than 60 minutes before my baby girl turns 3 years old, my baby

IS TOTALLY POTTY TRAINED
DRINKS FROM A BIG GIRL CUP
EATS UNNASSISTED
PICKS OUT HER OWN CLOTHES
DRESSES HERSELF
BRUSHES HER TEETH
PUTS HERSELF TO BED, WITHOUT WHINING, CRYING, OR SULKING

She can operate

THE MICROWAVE
ANY DOOR WHOSE HANDLE SHE CAN REACH, INCLUDING LOCKED ONES
A CELL PHONE UTILIZING THE SPEED DIAL
THE TELEVISION
THE RADIO
THE VCR

And she

SINGS TO HER BROTHER WHEN HE CRIES
PATS ME ON THE BACK WHEN I CRY
TAKES OF HER DADDY'S SHOES WHEN HE COMES HOME FROM WORK AND HE'S TIRED
SAYS HELLO, GOOD-BYE, THANK YOU, YOU'RE WELCOME, I LOVE YOU, ALWAYS, GOD BLESS YOU,GOD BLESS YOU AND EXCUSE ME IN EVERY SITUATION THOSE WORDS ARE MERITED.
REMINDS HER OLDER SISTERS TO SAY HELLO, GOOD-BYE, THANK YOU, YOU'RE WELCOME, I LOVE YOU, ALWAYS, GOD BLESS YOU, AND EXCUSE ME IN EVERY SITUATION THOSE WORDS ARE MERITED.
COVERS HER MOTH WHEN SHE COUGHS.
SINGS "I LOVE MY MOMMY" (OVER AND OVER AND OVER) WHEN I'M IN THE SHOWER
BRINGS ME THE REMOTE WHEN I SIT DOWN ON THE COUCH
ASKS ME "YOU GOT YOUR KEYS?" AS WE'RE GOING OUT THE DOOR
ASKS ME "YOU GOT YOUR PHONE?" AS WE'RE GOING DOWN THE STAIRS
ALWAYS WANTS TO GO WITH ME BUT NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER ASKS WHERE IT IS WE'RE GOING TO
SINGS HER LUNGS OUT WITH ME IN THE CAR
WILL PAUSE IN WALKING, PLAYING, TALKING, OR ANYTHING ELSE TO RANDOMLY BUST OUT A DANCE MOVE
TELLS ME "YOU'RE NOT THE PRINCESS MOMMY. I'M THE PRINCESS. YOU'RE THE MOMMY."
TELL'S ME SHE LIKES MY HAIR, NOT RANDOMLY, BUT AFTER I'VE CHANGED MY HAIR.
TURNS AROUND AND ASKS ME "WHADDAYA THINK?" AFTER SHE GETS DRESSED AND AFTER SHE GETS HER HAIR DONE AND AFTER I WASH HER FACE AND BRUSH HER TEETH.
CALLS ME AND VAN "DAMMY" AND "MODDY" BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT JUST ONE OF US-SHE WANTS US BOTH, ALL THE TIME.

She's such a beautiful soul. She's loving, and giving. She's pure, and free. She's not the spoiled brat she was a year ago and I THANK GOD for that. She's exactly like I want her to be. She's sweet and freindly to EVERYONE. She's polite. She's forgiving. She's unburdended by anything. She is a kid with absolutely no emotional baggage-so she's FREE. Free to just be a kid and be herslef without reservation. And for that I am so glad and so grateful. It's exactly what I wanted. She believes she can be anything right now. She believes she can do anything. AND I'm gonna do my damndest not to let the world beat that outta her. When she tells me she's a princess I tell her SHE'S DAMN RIGHT she is. When she tells me she's a doggy-I tell her to sit, stay and rollover. And when she tells me she's a duck-I tell her.....well I tell her she's good at quacking. She is such a surprising, uniqe individual. She's like me. She's like Van. But she's NOT me and she's NOT Van. She's consumately, utterly, entirely TRINITY. And I'm am as surprised at how awesome she is as anyone else.

I love my baby. I proud to be her mommy.

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