Our girl

Our girl was born with blue eyes and soft blonde hair, a little Swedish baby. Sometimes when I look at her now she has the same expression she did on that first day.  A sweet, slightly puzzled look, an other worldly look. Sometimes I wonder if she is from another time and just landed in the here & now, quite accidentally.

Our girl is a happy girl, most of the time. She likes to play outside, to ride her bike, to care for her bunny., She loves magazines & chocolate, makeup & music, friends & fun.

Sometimes lately she is moody, and I know this is because she is growing up.

There is such a lot going on in her inner world, a whole new path to navigate.

I'm reminded of her big sister and the many deep breaths I took through her teenage years,

the patience & sense of humour that was needed time & time again.

Our girl is full of beans, especially at 10 o'clock at night.

Our girl is full of excitement at the thought of all the fun things ahead of her. Sometimes I remind her to treasure where she is now,  to not be in too much of a hurry.  Our girl still plays with her dolls, still lives in her imagination but she is moving into a different stage, as we all do. I hope she keeps her simple joyful nature, I hope she will always have time for rainbows & stars and for watching the white clouds float by in the sky.

Our girl is big and strong! She needs to be in this funny old world we live in. But my girl is sensitive too and is learning to walk away from trouble when she needs to. My girl is tall for her age and looks older than she is which sometimes makes me worry. But then that's what mother's do isn't it? Worry & care & love & protect  Our girl is kind to me and cuddles me when I'm sad. And she doesn't laugh (too much) when I have to stand on a chair to do her hair.

Our girl is thoughtful and loves history. She loves stories of girls who lived long ago.

Our girl is whacky & funny and makes us all laugh. She is a loving big sister & a adoring little sister. She drives us all crazy with door slamming and 'oh my god's' but we can't stay cross with her for long. 

Our girl, Lucy, is having a birthday tomorrow!
Eleven years ago she came into our lives, bringing her loveliness, her warm heart & soul, shining a special Lucy light on our family that is so joyful for us all. Tomorrow we will celebrate and eat cake and be ever so grateful for 

having her in our lives.

Happy Birthday Lucy!!

We love you 

xo