The Best of Friends
2 Day Old Little Miss making Daddy her Best Friend
This week in The Gallery I’m highlighting Little Miss and all of the special friends in her life. First and foremost, her Daddy. Little Miss is our first (and so far, only) child. My hubby always wanted to have a “Daddy’s Girl” and she most definitely is. She adores him and will follow him around until the cows come home. He adores her and will protect her until the end of time. They are the Best of Friends.
Sinjin making friends with Little Miss
This is our black lab, Sinjin, now 13 years old. Being flown over from America took years off him…having Little Miss in his life took a few more. He does love her though. She steps on him, sits on him, runs into him, feeds him “bikkies”, “fetches him” and loves him back. He’s not much longer for this world but oh, how he’s been loved…
Grandad & Little Miss
Little Miss is the 6th grandchild for my inlaws. They haven’t had a baby in their lives for a fair few years (the next youngest grandchild is 9 years old!) but they spend lots of time with her and look after her so carefully. Grandad is a jokester and great fun…Little Miss thinks he’s the best!
Nanny, Grandad & Little Miss
And of course, there are grandparents across the pond…
Little Miss and Grandpa getting to know each other
My Dad, Grandpa to Little Miss, didn’t get to meet his grandaughter until she was nearly 6 months old as an ocean was between us. We never have enough time together and I wish, every day that Grandpa and Nanna Janna were just around the corner. But they aren’t so we treasure moments like these where Little Miss is getting to be friends with her Grandpa and Nanna.
Little Miss showing off for Grandma
My Mom adores her Little Miss…she gave her the nickname after all! They share a love of olives and laughing. Grandma was here for Little Miss’ second and third weeks on this planet and it was very special to see the bond that they developed. Skype makes life easier and Little Miss knows that Grandma lives in “‘Sconsin” (Wisconsin for the rest of you). She misses Grandma but loves to show off when we “see” her.
Best Mates
And now for Little Miss’ best mate. They were born 3 days apart but we didn’t meet until the girls were about 3 months old. Thanks to a Sure Start Children’s Centre Baby Music class, I met Little Miss’ best mate’s mummy and we became fast friends. We found several other mummies and babies who all were born within two weeks of each other. We were each other’s life lines for the first year. I’m so grateful for the times we had together. Some mummies went back to work and others drifted away but we’ve remained the best of friends with S and L. I hope that the girls will always be friends…I’m so glad we still have each other.
The Best of Friends
Here’s my girl and me. I know there will be times when she’s going to HATE me and I’ll be exasperated with her but I desperately hope that we will always be the best of friends. We’re off to a pretty good start!
Once again, I have The Gallery to thank for this theme. Tara Cain’s Gallery’s theme this week is: FRIENDSHIP. Thank you lovely Tara…
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Aw how lovely. Thanks for sharing your gorgeous photos! xx
Ahhhh what gorgeous photos you have shared and a lovely post. So lovely infact that the last part about you and her almost brought tears to my eyes!!
Lovely family pics
Such a lovely post. Could almost have written it myself actually! My daughter is a complete daddys girl too, and loves our dog, and is adored by her grandparents!
You have some brilliant photos, I love the first one with her daddy.
Thanks Emma…I do love the one with my hubby too. I love how they’re looking at each other! She’s so tiny as well…
Thank you my dear!
Thanks Jenny…I managed to find one of Little Miss and me…score!
Thanks EM! You are too kind!
They are beautiful photos and I love the narrative with it, very moving. x
Aw, they are lovely photos and I have a little tear in my eye (soppy woman!). I love that one of you together, beautiful!
Lovely pictures. I have met my English friends at ante-natal classes, the kids ( 6 of them) are born within one month, and we have been seeing each other since then almost every week. Can’t imagine doing it without them
That is so touching, what a lovely post. I went awwww all the way through
Lucky Little Miss
The photographs are lovely, I forget how small babies are when they are newborn too! Great take on the prompt:) Jen.
Beautiful post and gorgeous pictures of your Little Miss and all her wonderful friends.
Doesn’t little miss have a lot of lovely lovely friends!!
and such a cutie too… hardly surprising then!! Lovely.
Maggy
I like that you consider you and her to be more than mom and daughter, I posted on the same lines, being a sahm means I spend most of my times with the boys, and this weeks theme made me realise that we have actually become friends – I like their company, if I didn’t I’d go back to work and have something called money – what’s that again?
This is lovely, and what a great thing for her to see in years to come. She is a gorgeous girl as well xx
Thanks very much Kerry…I hope we do always stay the best of friends. Thank you for your kind words.
My daughter is a great companion to me. We don’t remember what money is either! Thanks for stopping by!
Thanks so much Maggie. We are very lucky to have the people we do have in our lives.
Thanks very much Barbara…I appreciate the kind words.
Such a lovely post!! Little Miss is truely one gorgeous little girlie!
Thanks Jen…she was so tiny yet she was 8lbs. 3.5oz! Not too tiny after all but such a difference from now. She’ll be two next week…it’s hard to believe, really!
Awww…thank you Marianne…you’re too kind!
I’m a bit sad actually, Mirka…we’ve drifted apart but we have kept our best mates and I do treasure them so it’s not all bad! Thanks for your comment
Thanks Chris…didn’t mean to make you teary! But I’m pleased you like our photos…they are rather nice!
Thanks so much Nova…I so enjoyed putting it together. I could have included every family member but then you all would have been a bit bored!
Lovely!
They are such wonderful pictures – how teeny is she in the first one?!
Thanks Bubbleboo…in the first pic she’s 2 days old and about 8lbs! But she does look ever so wee!