Counting Down

Its hard to imagine that its been four years since this tiny little girl wrapped in pink first attached to my heart. Like I never imagined she melted my heart and my world in so many unexplained and undefinable ways.  Throughout these four years I have watched her take her first breath, hear her first cry, watched her breath during random hours of the night with constant watch to be sure she was still alive. 

She is now a big girl, an independent little person, frustrating and adorable in the same moments. She is opinionated and strong willed, but kind, sensitive and loving,she is my first baby. 

There is nothing like the love we feel for our first love. Our first romance, the first time we kissed a boy, the first time we hold our children. Though it is hard to imagine that I could love another child as much as I love her, I am certain that I will feel that same love the moment I hold her little sister. 

There is only a few days left until Scarlett will be here with us, and these days are so precious to me. For the last four years Sophia has been my only baby, my only love, my everything. It is a joy to be so wrapped up in her, and it has been a whirlwind learning experience. 

I've been counting down these last few weeks until the day when I'll be a mother of two girls instead of only one. Imagining