Being a Mimi has been one of the greatest highlights of my adult life! I am so in love with this little girl that stands 3 feet tall weighing in at a whopping 25 lbs. I never knew love like this. Although I'd heard others talk about their love for their grandchildren and how nothing compared to it, I couldn't quite comprehend what they were saying.
That was until I met Salem Sophia, my Lil Pooks, on June 1, 2009. My life has never been the same. She's cost me thousands of dollars already (I can't say no to her!) and in January, 2011, while living in Arizona for 3 years, I told my husband I was moving, with or without him, to Nashville to be closer to her. (I'm happy to report, of course, that he came with me, I mean the man's not stupid! :) To say she has me wrapped around her finger would be an understatement. I love my daughters and I would die for any one of them, but the love I have for my granddaughter is different, yet the same. It's a mystery to me.
We share a bond that I can't compare to any I've ever experienced. I truly believe it could be said that one of the best parts of having children is for the grandchildren that come later!
What a joy this little girl brings to me and my family every single day. She's brought our entire family closer since the day she was born. She's God's gift to us. I hate going a day without hearing her voice. Having her living up the road from me is a dream come true. She calls my husband Papa Ghee, Tawni's "the nawn", Kolby is KoKo and Kendra is well, just "Kendra"! She adores every one of us. What a lesson she's taught us of how important family is as she lights up every time we're all together. This baby loves her family.
But, me, I'm her favorite. She calls me Mimi and just to make her Mommy laugh, she'll refer to me as her "Mom". And now, she's been calling me her "best frend".
I call her "Beautiful."
