8 years

8 years ago today,

I fell in love

harder and faster

than I ever imagined possible.

8 years ago today,

I learned what it means

to live unselfishly,

to worry unnecessarily,

to feel joy at the faintest smile,

to yearn for pudgy arms 

wrapped around my neck.

8 years ago today,

my world was expanded,

my view was changed,

my expectations adjusted,

my dreams altered,

my heart melted

when I became a mother

to Elizabeth.

Happy Birthday,

Elizabeth Paige!

I love you.