Firsts

This little nugget is having a lot of firsts this weekend: 

-first weekend away at Girl Guides camp

-first time packing her own bag

-first time eating hard shell tacos

-first time cleaning toilets...

I am so excited for her! I can’t wait to hear all about the scavenger hunts and the campfires, the friendships and the conquered fears. I know she will be the boss of yoga class and the best chef and cleaner. She’ll be scared to try new things unless she has a buddy who is even more scared, in which case, she’ll step up and be the bravest. She’ll be shy at first but her laughter will ring out the loudest by Sunday morning.

She is my first, and she has taught me all my important life lessons:

- that love is unconditional

- that kindness is a religion

- that acceptance is worth more than anything else you could give someone

- that creativity and fun are always a priority. 

Everything I do is better because of her: my work, my friendships, my parenting. I love this incredible little human so much my heart dances around her. It’s hard to pick just one thing I love the most: her little hugs or giant tears, her big words or her soft voice, her messy science experiments or her elaborate crafting projects... She is quietly strong, wise and loving. She worries, gets scared, feels frustrated, and gets upset. She is funny and mischievous, cranky and always busy. I love all these parts of her being - as she is now, as she changes, as she grows.