AJ has it in his head that he is the easy child and Jasmine is the hard child. Probably cuz i say it too many times in front of him.
i hope she doesn't think she is the hard child. i don't want her to grow up type casted into the words that regretfully pass my lips.
i actually admire my 'hard' child. she is all that i am not and she is all that i hope for her.
joe playfully pinches my arm... we have seen jasmine get agitated and she will say 'stop!'
she still has no fear of big dogs, of running into the street, of climbing stairs, of sliding down big slides. she knows when she doesn't want to eat anymore. she knows what she wants. she is stubborn. she marches to beat of her own drummer. she is loyal. she is an emotional roller coaster.
i love it all. i love your toothy smile. i love that you don't listen to me all the time. i love that you throw caution to the wind. i love your possibilities - i dream of you as a strong woman.
jasmine- you are my ms. independent. i wonder if you and i will have a battle of wills when you are a teenager... actually..not i don't wonder if... i wonder when.
love you, baby girl
