Storing up Treasures

It doesn't seem possible that I could love my baby girl more today than I did the day she was born!! My heart could burst from so much joy! Maybe some of it is first time mommy excitement over what she is learning - I am so amazed at how smart she is. She understands exactly what I am telling her - and can do what I ask. She knows to pull the paci out of her mouth and throw it back in the crib after nap time, when I ask her to (otherwise she would be happy to keep it). She can turn the light off when I ask her to. She can communicate "milk", "all done", and "more" with sign language. She can wave and blow kisses when you tell her bye-bye. She gives great big, mouth wide open, kisses when you ask for one:)  She is learning what the lion says and often turns to that page first in her book so I will do the sound! She is taking one sturdy step before she falls on the second step. And she giggles when she does it because she knows I am so proud of her. She likes for me to chase her, but slows down just so I can catch her....oh the giggles this game brings! She gives me hugs and kisses when I pick her up from the sitters, and tries desperately to tell me every detail about her day. Her smile makes even waking up at 3:30am worth it!  She is just way too cute and so much fun! I know being a mom will not always be this easy and there will be days where I will struggle just to get to bed time - but for now, I am storing up these treasures in my heart! It seems like God put little hidden blessings inside of Mia and I get to discover them each day.  And I think God forgot to create words strong enough to describe how much I love my baby and how unbelievably grateful/humbled I am to be her mom! But it blows my mind to know that God loves me even more than that - really?! So then, how can I forget to give Him hugs and kisses and tell Him about my day? How can I not trust Him to take steps towards His leading hand?  No wonder it is called child-like faith! Blessings abound with my sweet little Mia - and one of them is getting to see my Father's love from a whole new direction!!