I was taking a bit of a nap today (I bribed Meg to watch Elle while I layed down) when Elle wandered up to my room (Where was my paid help?) and asked me if I was hungry. I told her no, I was fine and she said,”If you were hungry I would make you food.” I of course told her that I was hungry and she could make me food. She ran off and I went back to resting.
I had assumed that she meant her fake food she often shares with us. She will walk around with a pad of paper and a pen and make us write down what we want to eat and then give us a plate full of what ever she finds in her plastic kitchen.
After the phone brought me out of my not-so-slumber slumber I ran into Elle in the Kitchen. She had a cookie sheet with a napkin on it, a small pile of ketchup, two burnt french fries (left over from lunch), a buttered bagel, pepperoni, applesause, four teddy grahms and a banana (she had a big sissy help her peel it). This was the sweetest gift from her. She had worked hard and was so proud of herself!
Elle tries so hard to be big like her sisters and I want her to stay little. I cannot stop the clock and deep down I don’t want to. Elle shows such a compassion towards people, animals and insects. Watching her grow and become who she is meant to become will be an amazing thing to experience. I will miss my little baby though, when she is all grown up and starts rolling her eyes at me!
So very sweet it brought tears to my eyes! It is a bitter sweet tug to keep the baby a baby- savoring all those sweet little moments and letting her (in my case him) grow into the person she (he) is meant to be. Looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday.
Elle has such a sweet heart and she will always have that.She will just use it in grown up ways. I can’t wait to see who she becomes! I slove her so much. And all the other little munchkins!