Five

Your rolls and chins have vanished

and your legs are much too long

The days of closing shoes 

around your chunky feet have gone

No more stick straight ponytails 

reaching for the sky 

The teething rings and paci days 

have sadly all gone by

The days of mispronouncing things

are few and far between

I treasure every funny word  

you've ever said to me

Now you talk like you're 15

and your friends look up to you

You're logical beyond your years 

in almost everything you do

You're my baby girl 

no matter how grown up you'll be

I can hear it in your belly laugh 

and see it while you sleep

Just last night I saw it 

on your pillow squished up just so

Your face as if it never changed 

from oh so long ago

and some of my favorites from long ago...











Love ~ Renee