a mother's aspirations for her daughter...

we all have them... aspirations, hopes, dreams, predictions... Erik and I have been making them since Bear's first sweet smile... "she's such a charmer... definitely going to be a people person." This week I made this scrapbook page. It's probably my favorite to date... It is very simple with very little journaling but each thing evokes special parts of my daughters personality that I cherish (and a few things I could even do without...) I thought I should get in writing what they mean though because I'm sure within a blink of an eye they will change as she changes every day!



1. a Doctor...
Bear doesn't sleep... hubby only needs a little bit of sleep to function (though its been increasing with old age), and I am a very light sleeper... Bear inherited both of these traits. If she gets woken up after a 15 minute nap.. she's good to go! Even as an infant she never wanted to miss anything and hardly slept. Anyone who knows us knows sleep has been a constant battle in our house. She is also very caring and nurturing which would come in handy as a doctor.

2. a Zoologist or other job working with exotic animals...
ties in with number 4 a vet... Bear has always LOVED animals. Even as a small baby she was mesmerized by the animals at the zoo. Her first words revolved around lions, tigers, and bears (Oh My! I just had to!) You can't even say the word Z-O-O in our house in less you have the car packed and are leaving in less than 10 seconds to go to the zoo.

3. a Dancer..

This kid definitely got her daddy's rythym! She has always loved music... but what kid doesn't? But she totally cracked me up last week when she said "Shake the butt mom" and lately has been telling us when we need to "shake the booty" Today she demanded we "shake the booty" in the middle of Target... those were some fun looks we got!

4. a Vet...
again she just loves animals. For her 1st birthday we had beanie baby dogs as party favors because she was so in love with dog beanie babies. Ironically all her friends had things come up and we ended up with 15 MORE beanie baby dogs! She had every breed they made and could identify each one by name. She carried them everywhere with her... they have since been replaced by bears but she still cries to go home to her dogs anytime she has been away from them longer than she is comfortable with.

and lastly...
5. a Musician...

She loves music... if she's not going to dance maybe she will play it because this kid is definitely an entertainer... Just yesterday she was banging away on some containers she found and I was really surprised at her rhythm and technique... Hubby played the drums so maybe that's where she gets it from...

Now I know you are all reading this saying hello your kid is two... they all dance.. they all bang on things... they all love animals... Thats why this is so precious to me... this is you at your finest right now... all the sweet lovable things that make me so happy to have a toddler. What do you think your kid will be when they grow up? Isn't it fun to imagine?