Vera is growing so quickly and I simply don’t want to forget anything about these special times. I do a pretty good job of keeping up on my picture a day (see link to the right for all those pics). It will be great to turn that into a book at the end of this year and do it all again next year. I also try to make those lists of Vera’s milestones as I know it will be great to remember those details later on. One thing that I have not done is make a list of the things I Love about my daughter. So, here it goes:
- I love Vera’s gentle and sweet nature with people and things.
- I love how Vera shows compassion and concern with others. If I say owe or sneeze or cough, she is running over to me to check on me or rub my back.
- I love that she now calls me mommy. At first I was hesitant but now I love it.
- I love to hear her answer the questions asked by Dora when she watches TV.
- I love the soft moan/grunt that she makes when she is drinking her nite nite bottle in my arms.
- I love how she loves her cousins and never wants to leave them without offering up a hug.
- I love how helpful she is.
- I love her desire to learn new things.
- I love how if I am dressed up, she wants to be dressed up.
- I love how she notices if I buy new shoes, paint my toes a new color or wear something she has never seen.
- I love her smile.
- I lover her giggle.
- I love how when I tickle her, it is the best thing in the world; and if others try, no laugh escapes her lips.
- I love her sweet-smelling sweaty toes.
- I love that after years of crazy ups and downs, losses and failures, I ended up being mommy to exactly who I was supposed to mother. God is good.
Go The Distance 
I love that you are taking the time to make note of all of these wonderful little Vera-isms. The change in her since she came home to you never ceases to inspire me.
yup, to get Vera, you need to have vera 😉
SOO True!!