beautiful dreamer

one more month of kindergarten to go. it is so hard to believe. so hard to wrap my mind around the fact that my baby is no longer a baby. she is growing into quite the little lady. her teacher says that she is such a thankful girl. she's also called her a deep thinker. my child. she asks a million questions. she wants to know everything about everything, even things that i cannot put into words to explain.

she is compassionate. to everyone except her brother. but i guess that he doesn't count for that. :) he is, after all, her brother. her best friend. her worst enemy. the one who will be there for her even when no one else is. so, while he may not be the recipient of her compassion now, he will be.

we have ducks in our neighborhood. we saw two today who are injured. she was quite concerned about their well-being. but unfortunately, we are unable to help them. instead, we will feed them. and swoon over the little babies who follow their mama around. so cute.

she is smart. too smart. she gets that from me. okay, so her daddy is pretty smart too, in ways that i am not.

she is an artist. her art is different from mine. she can already draw better than me (not that it is saying much, but she is quite good. i however, am not). and her imagination knows no limits. the things she comes up with are amazing. she will be a wonderful writer some day. and she will be able to illustrate her stories with her own drawings.

i am smitten with my girl. sometimes, her questions tire my brain. sometimes, i get frustrated and lose my patience. sometimes, i am not the mom she deserves. but always, i am smitten. always.