A Long Time- By Lauren

Tonight, I was sitting across from Jillian sharing some chocolate cake for dessert. And I am a mom who is always curious to know her little girl's preferences and asked her if she liked cake or ice-cream better. She said, "I love them BOTH".

I really liked her answer, I think it showed maturity. Jillian recognizes you don't always have to have favorites and that you can honestly LOVE things equally. I really hope that we are instilling into our girls that they are both loved equally by their mommy and daddy.

Anyway, I was looking at Jillian, in awe of my growing little girl. And I told her, "Jillian, you are growing up so big." She could tell I was a little sad (a bittersweet moment for her mommy) and she told me, "That's okay, Mom. Hugging is like holding me. And you can hug me for a long time!" (This isn't something we have told Jillian, she came up with this conclusion all by herself).

I told Jillian , "I look forward to getting to hug YOU for a long, long time!" :-)