Natalie's growing up

I noticed the other day that Natalie doesn't suck on her finger and twirl her hair when she's tired anymore. I was worried about her ruining her teeth at the time and she got her fingers stuck in her hair occasionally. But it's always amazing how quickly they grow out of certain phases. It was so cute while it lasted. Natalie is so precious to me. I love the tender moments when she sits on my lap and grabs my face in her tiny hands and says, "Look at me mom. Momma I love you so much, you're so beautiful." I love it when she looks up at our wedding picture on our wall and says,"Momma you're a princess and you got married. I want to be a princess and go to the temple too." I get hundreds of experiences like this that make motherhood worth it. A couple of weeks ago she said, "Mom, I like Scotty,"(a boy in nursery with her)and I said, "Yeah, do you give him hugs?" "Yeah, I give him hugs and kisses, at church, in the dark room." I have no idea when she would have been in a dark room with him but I thought this was hilarious. These moments are so precious and make the lovely potty training phase worth it.