I remember looking at Claire as a newborn- only a few days old. I remember thinking, "who are you?" She was my little baby- so intimately knitted in me and now known in my arms. But, I had a feeling that, unlike her brother, getting to know her would be like getting to know a stranger. I would have to be purposeful in developing our relationship. She has never been an open book, and her ways are not my ways. Little by little, over the last 6 years, that is what I've done- gotten to know my daughter on purpose. She is sensitive, she is stubborn. She hates loud noises and loves quiet, grown-up moments with me alone- folding laundry and drinking "coffee." She has rhythm, she is strong. She loves to teach, not to be taught. I have seen her put aside her strong will to make her baby sister happy and tell her big brother that he's her "best buddy." She loves nothing more to go... anywhere... with her Daddy. She is sassy to me and
What a sweet pic! Makes me miss my sister. Have a great time!
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