April 22nd Means A Lot

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April 22nd conjures up a lot of emotion for me. Mostly good. It’s Earth Day and it’s my oldest daughter’s birthday. Which also means it’s my birthday as a mother. But it is also the expected due date of my angel baby. So as you can see there is a lot going on for this day.

It will always be a very special day though. The gift of motherhood was bestowed upon me 14 years ago on this very day by one super girl. And since I have been doing facts about my children for their birthday I want to share some fun facts about my oldest with you. Fourteen of them to be exact because that’s how many years I have had to get to know her. But I would like to ask you to go wish Celeste a Happy Due Date if you wouldn’t mind taking the time to meet my angel baby right here. Go ahead and come back I’ll wait.

Okay, you back? Now here are 14 things about my oldest daughter…

14 Things

1. She is a mini me.  Not just looks, but personality too.
2. She is super smart, but doesn’t always believe she is.
3. She has a huge heart especially when it comes to her baby brother and sister.
4. She wants to be a teacher when she grows up.
5. However, when she took a test in school it said she’s make a good detective, which really intrigued her, although not enough to consider pursuing that as a possible career.
6. If you give her time, she really will surprise you with her ability.
7. Most people don’t realize she can be extremely loud.
8. She will argue with you about anything.  If she weren’t so shy she’d really be a great debater.
9. She is very bossy, must be the older sister thing.
10. Despite her bossiness she is a really good big sister.  She helps out a lot with her younger siblings and really looks out for them and worries about them, sometimes a little too much.
11. She is a homebody.  She prefers to stick close to home.
12. She loves the Hunger Games, but when she first heard about it she had no interest in it.  I had to convince her to read it and see the movie and she ended up loving it.
13. Penguins are her favorite animal.
14. She hates change.

And that is my first born.  It amazes me how fast she’s going.  Thinking that we only have four more years with her is terrifying.  We’re going to have to make the most of these next four years.  It is interesting watching her develop her views on the world though.  She’s amazing.

Happy Birthday to my first born!  I couldn’t have asked for a better daughter.  And happy due date to Angel Celeste Alia.  Not a day goes by that I don’t think of you.  You’re in my heart forever and always.

Did you learn anything new today?