Day 1 of #100HappyDays: My Little Nurturer

Life continues to be busy.  Between work, parenting and the new challenge of getting my condo ready to sell, yes, it’s hard to find time to just “be.” This also manifests itself into the fact that I find less and less time to write, but tonight somehow I resolved to make the time.

So in the month+ since I last wrote my daughter turned two.  We celebrated early in Florida with my parents, and on her actual birthday by having cupcakes with her classmates, and pizza dinner with mommy.  It was a fun milestone and I must admit I really like the “early 2’s.” Alexa continues to show her personality and enthusiasm for life.  What’s new is that she is starting to show her caring and nurturing side both towards me and in her playtime.

Last weekend it was naptime and Alexa was fighting the urge to go to sleep.  We were sitting together in my living room and I tried the “Mommy’s going to nap too” approach. I put my head next to her and closed my eyes just for a moment.  Alexa immediately shifted into nurture mode… “Ah, mommy. Night Night,” she said.  She took one of her blankets placed it gently on my shoulder.  She then gently tapped me as she continued to say “Night Night.” It was as if she was playing back the soothing that I or her teachers do when trying to calm her to sleep. As all of this was transpiring I couldn’t help but smile and be filled with love for this amazing toddler of mine.  To see her love and gentle nature in action even in such a simple gesture made me so proud of the little girl she is becoming.

It’s me treasuring those little moments that is likely preventing me from writing… so bear with me. I am going to try to make a bigger effort going forward and am hoping that the #100HappyDays challenge (that I’ve been seeing in my friends’ FB take on) be the push for me to make more time. So April 7th is day 1 for me… For those who are friends on FB or follow me on Twitter, we’ll see how I do.

Day 1… Seeing Alexa in sunglasses makes me happy 🙂