Today, November 5, 2010, our beloved daughter is 13 years old. What a blessing she has been in our lives and for our family! She came in to the world in a big ol' hurry.....and has been taking the world by storm ever since. Our Sweet Caroline.....our Little 'Liney!
Hours after she was born, I was lying in the hospital cuddling my precious baby. We bonded, and I told her all the wonderful things I wished for her. I was thrilled to have another girl to join her big sister....."My two girls will always have each other" I said then and still say today.
The midwife came in to visit and check on me. She took my sweet baby in her arms and admired her perfect little head, sweet kissable lips, itty-bitty fingers, and just stared at her. "Every baby is a miracle", she said to me, softly. No truer words were spoken.
She also looked into her blinky eyes and said "She is an old soul." I admit, even 13 years later, I think that was an odd thing to say about a brand new baby. It was only as Caroline grew that I began to understand what she meant. It took me a long time, but now I realize it to be true.
As a baby, Caroline was very content. Easy to please. Loved to be rocked and cuddled by anyone, especially me. She would rub my back with her little hand, nuzzle my neck with her tired face.....she just loved to be in someone's arms, dozing....*sigh* We would stare at each other when she was awake, and I began to see the meaning of her "old soul".
Caroline in so many ways is wise beyond her years. She gets it. She sees the big picture.....always has even for a little girl. She is also very spiritual......certain friends and family have picked up on that and can identify it all the time. She prays all the time....and tells me so. This is something I certainly encouraged with prayers of thanks, grace at meal times, bedtime prayers etc., but Caroline does it all on her own. She talks to her Guardian Angel.......she was so excited to learn she had one of her very own!
I see in her all the good qualities everyone should have: she is kind, loving, affectionate, patient (as much as her old-soul-adolescent brain will let her!) empathetic, wonderfully sensitive, and a great friend. She is special, she is mine, she is OURS.
She wants to grow up, but is still a little girl at heart. She loves one on one time, snuggling in bed, long hugs, and gentle kisses. She tells me she loves me, and it comes straight from her heart. I tell her our hearts beat together for 9 months, and I know her in a way no one else will. I love her completely and thank God everyday for sending her in to our lives, and for allowing me the amazing gift and privelege of being her mother.
I love you my darling girl. You hold a special place in my heart.
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