everyday..

so i decided that i am probably going to be that lame mom that your kids are kind of embarrassed of. you know, the ones that try so hard to be super cool and end up being the total opposite. yeah... that's probably going to be me.

i'm over protective,

paranoid,

overly affectionate,

and kind of a pain in the butt,

 if i may be so blunt.

 i am good at not completely spoiling her (attitude wise).

 she doesn't always get what she wants from me and i am so proud of myself for that. i'd like to think of myself as a great mom. don't we all? i'd like to believe that i'm doing everything right. i truly do think that. i'm a new mom... i DON'T know everything but i do know everything about lia:

i'm pretty sure her favorite color is blue,

her blue blanket, loves to color mostly with her blue crayon, loves her blue toys over the rest...

her favorite thing on this entire planet is her blanket. in her eyes, her life would surely end if anything happened to it.

she loves anything that has to do with cooking and food. all shows, movies, toys, and books, and of course the actual kitchen and food.

she loves action movies. anything with strange characters, bright colors and lots of action and music, of course.

lia prefers to snack all day rather than sit down and have a meal with snacks in between. which means, she loves to eat ALL DAY LONG. it's a habit i'm working on reversing...

her favorite food is a banana. i'm pretty sure, if we'd let her, that's all she'd want to eat.

i know that when she's really tired, she will grab her blue blanket and stand in front of her crib. if you don't notice that, then she will come grab your hand and show you to her crib. i'm sure she can't wait until she can just climb in there herself.

i know that she loves to please. she is constantly trying to help me, whether it's helping me unload the dishwasher, fold or put laundry away, clean up her toys. that's how i know she will definitely be an amazing big sister one day...

i'm pretty sure i can go on all day about her and what i know about her... and i'm also pretty sure i annoy everyone with how much i talk about her... haha i'm sure they all understand.

lia teaches me something every day. like i said, i don't know everything there is to know about being a mom. i don't think any parent knows everything there is to know. every baby/child/teenager/adult is different... as prepared as we all try to be, no matter how many books you read.. and believe me, i've read a lot of them, you're still never as prepared as you try to be. we all do our best. i think that's what we all strive for. to raise our kids to the best of our abilities and make sure they have the tools to take care of themselves throughout their life. to teach them of the important things. like how to love and care for everyone, to find the good in every heart... even the in the worst souls.. to teach them to be selfless and think of others first. to be helpful and supportive when they struggle and help them succeed. make sure they are respectful, always and to make sure they know how life is a gift, and to never take advantage of that. i plan on teaching lia all of these things and all i know she will grow up to be one amazing and admirable human being and i can only imagine and be hopeful that she will pass on and teach her children what robbie and i have taught her throughout her life. i'm thinking way ahead of myself, as usual. these are just important things in life to learn. i wish more people would teach their kids those important values.

it seems like so many kids these days are growing up with a strong sense of entitlement, instead of learning how to earn what they have.

i believe every family can make a difference in creating a better and more peaceful world, one child at a time.

every day is new

every day i learn something different

and every day i do my very best at teaching lia all i can.

she's still so young.. but i have such high hopes for her.

she is going to be one amazing and life changing woman one day.

i can't wait to see the woman she becomes.