The toddler years

If I had my Child to Raise over again...

"If I had my child to raise over again,
I'd fingerpaint more and point the finger less.
I'd do less correcting and more connecting.
I'd take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.
I would care to know less and know to care more.
I'd take more hikes and fly more kites.
I'd stop playing serious, and seriously play.
I;d run through more fields and gaze at more stars.
I'd do more hugging and less tugging.
I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.
I'd build self-esteem first, and the house later.
I'd teach less about the love of power, and more about the power of LOVE."
- Diane Loomans

I am thankful that my doter is still a toddler. Not a breezy period at all, I must say. But still it has its fun part and I am still learning and striving to be a better guide to her.

This is the period whereby your child is still dependent on you. A little more years down the road, it will definitely be lesser and lesser. I wouldn't want, for the whole world, to miss being a large part in her life. I want to be there in every little achievements she gained, I want to be there witnessing every development she made, and what better years of grasping a wide range of milestones than from birth till their toddler years. From babbling to talking, from crawling to walking and much much more!

And for that, I am ever so THANKFUL for being a stay-at-home-mum.*alhamdulillah*

"It will be gone before you know it. The fingerprints on the wall appear higher and higher. Then suddenly they disappear." - Dorothy Evslin