Jessi was born and our world changed. I thought babies were easy until Jessi was born. Jessi was always hungry, never sleepy, and got into everything. Luckily I learned how to get her sleepy-- keep her active. That first year she was alive, we were living in Germany and she loved to go for long walks. She loved to look around and she'd go absolutely crazy when we saw a dog (happy crazy). When at home she liked sitting at the dining room table-- she loved to eat. She enjoyed looking at the window in the evenings, waiting for her dad to come home. While she's relatively easy-going and amenable to almost anything she has interest in, when she is not happy then she's outspoken and inflexible. She was the most stubborn being I'd ever had contact with.
Today Jessi became an adult and I feel an amazing amount of pride in all of her accomplishments. She holds high standards for herself, always higher then anything I would expect. She has never been easy to please, and yet in some ways, she's the easiest of my three daughters to please, because she communicates the most what it is that pleases her.
Jessi spent the evening with her team mates celebrating the very last practice. She swims her last high school swim meet tomorrow. I know this time is exciting and stressful. She has worked very hard to get this far and there are no guarentees that she will meet her own expectations. All I ever expected was for her to finish the race-- it never mattered if she won to me. Oh, but it matters to her. She swims every race expecting to win- hungry for it. I am so excited for her... not just for tomorrow but for the whole year. She has a lot going for her.
Comments