Too Many Feelings!

Since having my daughter almost three years ago I have found myself in a position, many times, of becoming overcome with emotion, good emotion, the kind that squeezes your heart and soul so tight that you can’t hold it in and you have to fight back the tears. Usually it is over seemingly simple things; their first laugh, singing Happy Birthday at their first Birthday Party, and when I saw A after being gone a few days (the first time I had left her) and she covered her eyes in disbelief that I had returned. It is during times like these that I have completely lost it. This is the joy of being a mother, experiencing your child’s happiest moments.

This past weekend we went to a Disney on Ice show and I had one of those moments again. This was our second time seeing Disney on Ice and we have also taken her to see Sesame Street Live and during the previous shows I have become emotional seeing her recognize her favorite characters. It is so special to see your kid enjoy things you enjoyed when you were younger. But this time was different. She is a little older now and she can sit through an entire show and follow the story. There was so much excitement on her face as she pointed at the characters and called them by name and looked over at me to make sure that I had noticed them too. She wanted to make sure I was just as excited as she was! I could feel the dam breaking but I kept it together. It wasn’t just me enjoying her happiness, she was doing the same, enjoying my excitement.