Maddy turned one on Sunday. Little bitty baby girl is one year old. She started taking steps two weeks ago. She hasn't decided to become an exclusive walker, but she can walk. She knows that she still gets there faster when crawling. She has one of her front teeth, making total up to three teeth with one breaking through any day now. She's so big now, and so beautiful. At her one year appointment, my little Maddy measured in at 31 1/2 inches tall, 18 lbs and 6 oz, and with a head circumference of 17.5. She's 10% in weight, 95% in length, and 29% in head size, lol. She's really tall and super skinny. She eats everything in sight, and I mean she'll eat ANYTHING. She's always eating.
Mariana is doing well. She's still a great big sister. I cannot really say how she's changed recently, except that she gets far more intelligent every moment. She has full blown conversations with you, and boy is she getting good at arguing her points. I don't know where she gets her assertiveness from (lol).
Now in explaining the name of this post... Trace Adkins has a new song. It makes me cry, literally, every time I hear it. You'd think after the 50th time of hearing it I'd be able to avoid the tears, but I cannot. It's really the last verse that hits me the hardest. Once the last verse comes, I start crying.
Lyrics:
She was staring out the window of their SUV
Complaning, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"
She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good timesSo take a good look around
You may not know it nowBut you're gonna miss this
Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her "It's a nice place"
She says "It'll do for now"
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says "Baby, just slow down"
Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own. One's 36, one's 23.
Huh, it's hard to believe, but...
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
