Happy Birthday to my Nine Year Old Baby!
Okay, happy belated birthday…It’s been a week of two graduations (5th and 8th,) two birthday parties (9 and 11), and a whole lot of last week of school stuff I blocked from my mind. Not to mention my FIRST fiction contract deadline is looming, but I wanted to wish my “baby” a happy birthday. She truly is a joy and an answer to prayer, not to mention the next female comedian on SNL! Seriously!! Here’s a glimpse of her past. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for her future…well, I take that back. I can wait if it means holding on to 9 a little bit longer!
Here’s what I wrote about Grace (not her real name) when she was five…
As a toddler she NEVER stayed in her stroller. She fell out of her high chair and scaled security gates.
As a pre-schooler (3) she climbed the highest tree in the backyard, scaled basketball poles (to the top) in her bare feet, and didn’t listen the first, second or third time when I say “NO.”
She’s still devious and maniacally mischievous with her older brothers, and I’ve caught her terrorizing them because she’s just so darn cute. Think Michelle Tanner of Full House with an evil side!
A couple of years ago at the very busy water park I found her breaking the rules, swimming over to the deepest part of the pool WITHOUT her brothers (with swimmies, of course). Then I lost sight of her as I scanned the pool. “Boo” comes from behind and I turn to see my cherub-faced child smiling at me. She had climbed out of the pool and taken the looong way around, to surprise me.
She is way too independent for her own good, and I don’t see her changing all that much. Maybe calming down a bit, but I think the basic personality is there to stay.
Yep, I was right!
Happy Birthday, baby girl!!
