{"id":1144,"date":"2021-05-10T19:50:39","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T00:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getmovingmama.com\/?p=1144"},"modified":"2022-07-15T15:20:56","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T20:20:56","slug":"a-letter-to-my-daughter-i-blinked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getmovingmama.com\/a-letter-to-my-daughter-i-blinked\/","title":{"rendered":"A Letter to My Daughter: I Blinked"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This letter to my daughter was written back in 2018 after some pretty big life changes. I didn’t want her to feel forgotten or left out of the major events that were happening and the time that I was having to take away from her to help her new siblings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’ve been going through so much lately and I was totally overwhelmed with emotion one night thinking about how the changes in our lives must feel for my beautiful girl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I couldn’t help but think about how my life was when it was just me and my big girl. I’m so proud of the young lady she is growing into and I pray every day that she continues to grow so strong, but that she also takes her time to do it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With adding so many more kiddos to the family<\/a>, I sometimes worry that she feels like I am not as available to her as I once was and it breaks my heart. Becoming a Mama<\/a> and being her Mama is my most treasured gift of all! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to put pen to paper and write a letter to my 10-year old daughter to let her know how much I think about her and how much I love her! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I Blinked.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

My Beautiful Big Girl,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and I became a mom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and you were one and your head full of brown hair and your little button nose was the cutest thing I’d ever seen. I couldn’t imagine being filled with more joy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I blinked and you were going off to pre-k. You held your head high with confidence as you trekked onward toward this new adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and you were a big sister to a little girl who came too soon. You understood as I stared at her as she slept for hours just to make sure she kept breathing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and you were in 1st grade and you had your first crush. You could even ride the big kid rides at the county fair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and we hit the terrible twos again with number two. You became so independent and funny. How could I possibly be filled with more joy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and our family would become 5. A new curly haired brunette joined dad’s gang of girls. You started becoming the helper in the family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and you were in third grade. You started making your lunches in the morning and loved everything about school. Your 4 year old sister wanted so badly to go to school too. #3 turned 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I blinked and there were 4 of you watching my every move. Your grateful heart and sweet innocence are your most endearing qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and you became 10. How did that happen already? My beautiful bundle of joy has become a determined and caring big girl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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I blinked and my job was gone. A casualty of that last pregnancy that I welcomed in stride. You worry that things are not going to be okay. When did you become old enough to understand hardship?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and another school year has come and gone. #3 is turning two. #2 is becoming a kindergartner and #4 is almost 5 months old. You change diapers and have crushes on boys. You love to read and see the beauty in everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and I tried to remember what it was like when it was just me and you and the joy I had that was enough for a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked to hold back the tears as I tried to remember each memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked and I remember that there are still more memories to be made and four lifetimes of joy that I’ve been given.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I blinked.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This post originally appeared on Our Family Code on July 10, 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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