This week our baby will be 1! And my "our baby" I mean mine, Zach's and Daley's! Daley is very quick to correct you and tell you that Demi is her baby too and in so many ways she is! It is so hard to believe that a year has gone by since our sweet Demi came into this world! One year and 9 months actually because that is how long we have known about and been planning for her. I can remember right before we had Demi, sitting on my bed and crying because having Demi meant Daley was not the baby anymore. Oh how it was going to change Daley's life! Daley has gotten to be such a big girl as a result of becoming a big sister and I am so proud of her for it! I would never change their age difference for anything in the world! Daley was able to help us feed Demi her bottles when we were in a rush in the mornings for work. She loved to feed her jars of baby food, even though sometimes the mess was not worth the help. She plays with her and was eager to teach her to crawl and has been right behind her nudging (sometimes pushing) her along all the way to this special day. The way I talk you would think she raised her all by herself and while that is definitely not the case I also don't know how we would have made it with out her. Of course we would have made it, but I can't imagine how different things would be.
Demi was the perfect addition to our set up. She is like our family mascot! OUR AUBIE! No matter if we are winning or losing, good day or bad, she has a smile and a way about her that can cheer you up just by being in her presence. Her gruff and raspy little laugh! I wouldn't trade it for anything! When the alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. we are exhausted and then we get to wake up Daley and have a royal throw down about what she is going to wear and what she is going to eat (see....Daley and her Dad share the same morning attitude) and then Demi gets up and she is grinning from ear to ear. No matter if you wake her or she wakes on her own she is so happy! Zach was obsessed with her saying Da-da before she said Ma-ma since he lost that battle with Daley, and it is so funny because she has been saying in now for like 4 or 5 months and just now every so often musters up a Ma-ma. While I long for the day that she says my name and actually knows what it means it has been a true pleasure to watch him hop-to her every command because he is so excited she "chose" to say his name first.
Someone once said that having a child is to forever have your heart go walking around outside your body. That is the truest thing and the best description I could ever put into words regarding what it feels like to be a mother. It is a huge risk to think that your heart is outside your body walking around, but for it to take a life form and to watch "her" little characteristics that you can tell our yours and your husbands is the most joyous experience. It is such a responsibility, but one that can produce so much joy! Don't get me wrong, I definitely can see our bad characteristics walking around out there too. Having Daley is like having my heart and my sassy mouth out there except I have less control over her mouth than I do my own, and I know there is more to come of that!
In so many words, we all are so honored that God picked Demi to join our family and while not a whole lot is definable about her personality yet we definitely look forward to all the rest of her years in our life and discovering her personality as it grows!
Happy Birthday Demster!
