"That's my Momma!"

Heidi is really growing up! {Tear} Its so amazing to see how every day she is less of a baby and more of a little girl. Although Dad and I are fighting it by still referring to her as "the baby." Its so funny to me how, as parents, our number one objective is to guide these precious little monkeys to grow up and be the best they can be - what ever that may be - yet, are in a way fighting it along the way. I find myself thinking, Ah, this is the PERFECT age, I wish I could freeze time and just soak this up a little longer! Well, I'm doing it again, because Heidi is starting to form short sentences... and it is melting my heart! She is talking and babbling virtually all of the time now, but unfortunately I don't understand 90% of what she is saying. Last week I was pretty sure she said "I want my Papa" while we where up in Montana. Ahhhh, so sweet. Then a couple of nights ago Brian, Heidi and I were at the mall. Brian and Heidi were letting me have a little alone time at the Clinique counter (its bonus time!) when all of the sudden Heidi came running up to me and the sales girl and exclaimed, as clear as a bell, "That's my Momma!!!" Every one within earshot collectively sighed, "ahhhhh" and once again my heart had melted! As Heidi is becoming more of a toddler/diva I often become nostalgic for those times when she was an infant, but am realizing more and more that the best is yet to come, and it is such a wonderful ride!