my greatest, little teacher.

My 16 month old babe, G, has recently started showing the sweetest nurturing nature. She grabs her sippy cup or her plastic teacup and feeds her dolls, her stuffed animals, her wooden butterfly puzzle pieces. She hugs and kisses them. It makes my heart a flutter everytime I witness her caring spirit. I'm sure a lot of kids do this- I know she's not the only one but it has caught me by surprise because I did not teach her to do it. It comes from within her. I see this little mama in her and it lights me up. I don't believe every female is destined for motherhood. But I do believe that all people have a desire to nurture others in some way or another. 

Not everyone acts on it all the time though. I don't. I don't even nurture or take care of the people I love the most 100% of the time. Sometimes I am annoyed with them, sometimes I disagree with their actions, sometimes I am just too lazy. But being a mama and learning to bloom in the moment is teaching me that those are excuses. You can disagree, you can be frustrated with loved ones, but that should never mean you stop nurturing them in the best way possible. 

I have been having some pretty excruciating hip/back/sciatic pain during this pregnancy- so much so, it leaves me crying at times. In those times, G looks at me, curls her lip under, drops her eyebrows and cuddles up next to me. She shows me empathy in a way that I have never experienced before. At just a little over one year old, without complete verbal and communication skills- she shows me she cares because that is in her soul. It's in all of our souls, we just have to choose to act on it.

My daughter is proving to be my greatest teacher.  I am so proud of her already.

Why I'm blooming today:

*In my third trimester!

*Had a great yoga session this morning

*Get to support a dear friend in opening her new business tonight!