Hello My Shimmer,
Today you are 5 years old!!! One whole hand- a big High 5 to that!!!How did that happen? Day after day you are making it very clear to me that you are no longer a baby and that you are a big girl now. Yes, you are growing into a beautiful girl, but for me, you are still that little girl whom I held in my arms 5 years back.
Soon you'll be going to kindergarten and creating a life for yourself that will be less dependent on me each passing day. Your world will expand to include new teachers, new friends and new experiences that will perhaps not include me :(
I envy the fun you are going to have, the people you are going to meet and the things you are going to learn. Learning new things comes naturally to you because your heart and mind are so open to the wonder around you. But not everything you experience is going to be pleasant. People will say mean things to you, they will exclude you and make you feel that you need to change to fit in. They will try to lead you to make bad choices, to go against what we have taught you. You WILL make mistakes... lots of them. Part of me wishes to rush to you in your defense when you encounter mean girls. Ofcourse, I cannot prevent mean girls to play their mind games on you. These experiences have value too and you will learn how to handle adversity better.
Through all this I want you to remember baby girl, that to me you are perfect- to me you are everything and nothing you do or say can make me feel otherwise. In me you will always have a safe place where you can be totally you. I love the fact that I am your favorite person, how you believe anything is possible- from magical words to how Mamma's kisses can heal all the boo boos. I love the fact that you believe unicorns are real Although I am not perfect and I still work on being perfect every single day, I hope you will share everything with me when you realize I am not perfect. That day will surely come, but I just hope not so soon :(
I cannot wait to see what the next year- with kindergarten, tooth fairy visits- new friends and experiences- has in store, but I know that you will deal with all this with grace and dignity.
I love being your mom and thank God every single night for handpicking me to have the honor. My Big- 5 year old- Anvesha- Aanu- Shimmer- Butterfly #1.... I love you more than you will ever comprehend.
XOXO
Mamma
Today you are 5 years old!!! One whole hand- a big High 5 to that!!!How did that happen? Day after day you are making it very clear to me that you are no longer a baby and that you are a big girl now. Yes, you are growing into a beautiful girl, but for me, you are still that little girl whom I held in my arms 5 years back.
Soon you'll be going to kindergarten and creating a life for yourself that will be less dependent on me each passing day. Your world will expand to include new teachers, new friends and new experiences that will perhaps not include me :(
I envy the fun you are going to have, the people you are going to meet and the things you are going to learn. Learning new things comes naturally to you because your heart and mind are so open to the wonder around you. But not everything you experience is going to be pleasant. People will say mean things to you, they will exclude you and make you feel that you need to change to fit in. They will try to lead you to make bad choices, to go against what we have taught you. You WILL make mistakes... lots of them. Part of me wishes to rush to you in your defense when you encounter mean girls. Ofcourse, I cannot prevent mean girls to play their mind games on you. These experiences have value too and you will learn how to handle adversity better.
Through all this I want you to remember baby girl, that to me you are perfect- to me you are everything and nothing you do or say can make me feel otherwise. In me you will always have a safe place where you can be totally you. I love the fact that I am your favorite person, how you believe anything is possible- from magical words to how Mamma's kisses can heal all the boo boos. I love the fact that you believe unicorns are real Although I am not perfect and I still work on being perfect every single day, I hope you will share everything with me when you realize I am not perfect. That day will surely come, but I just hope not so soon :(
I cannot wait to see what the next year- with kindergarten, tooth fairy visits- new friends and experiences- has in store, but I know that you will deal with all this with grace and dignity.
I love being your mom and thank God every single night for handpicking me to have the honor. My Big- 5 year old- Anvesha- Aanu- Shimmer- Butterfly #1.... I love you more than you will ever comprehend.
XOXO
Mamma
