i can’t
help but look
at you and see
everything i ever
wanted in
a child.
and i’m not just
talking about
the pretty face
(more your mom than you dad, thankfully),
or the
totally rad
outfit and bangles
that i picked out.
no.
i’m talking about
the brains.
the personality.
the disposition.
the you.
(yes, you can thank your mom for all of that stuff, too).
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And I thank God for her health, her trust, her shining eyes and poise. What a beautiful little treasure. Love the outfit and she stands so straight and tall. Well, you know, tall… =o)
I’m sure that you are everything that Maddy could ever want in a daddy, too, Matt. What a perfect match!
She is gorgeous. I know that she will one day sit and read through all the posts, with tears. Thankful that you love her enough to do this.
This is such a pretty Photo!! You have to frame this!! I love your words!!
I love it! Your words, the dress, the pigtail!!!Bangles are really cute too! She is taking in so much….I really wish I knew what she was thinking. Her eyes say so much. Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous dress…..and gorgeous girl!! She is absolutely perfect Matt
This photo is incredible. She looks so grounded and mature. It’s hard to believe she is just a wee thing sometimes. Also, your capacity for love is astounding.
She is the prettiest girl in the world…
I wish my dad would have think of me like you do of her!
I love this picture! She is a beautiful gem!! I love the piggy tails too!
Your words describe exactly how I feel about my son. It’s an amazing feeling to realize that you just really LIKE your kid!!
I really love this photo…! She’s such a beautiful little girl and she looks so grown up in this picture! I think the bangles are adorable and I love that her hair is long enough to tie back now. I can’t wait to see more pics of your trip.
take care!
Priceless and your words say it all! I’m sure when she’s older she’ll be so proud of her daddy too! You guys are each others ying and yang! Thanks for sharing with all of us! I lOve her piggy tails! Absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
Beautiful photo. Beautifully said, Dad!
Matt, the one really, really really important thing you’re telling Maddy over and over again is how much she is loved, how much she is cared for, how beautiful she is as a person from the inside out. This is what every child needs to hear and I’m sitting here at work quietly crying because you have made my day.
Thank you for everything.
I adore this photo. She looks like such a young lady in it.
She is the closest thing to perfection I’ve ever witnessed. Liz is alive behind those blue eyes.
Absolutely perfect.
That photo took my breath away! I love it! Love the outfit. Love the expression. Love the confidence.
She has such big beautiful eyes!
I wish there was a “love it?” option… “like it” just doesn’t seem to do this photo justice.
This child just does not take a lousy picture! She’s incredible.
Are those Van’s Slipons she’s wearing? If so she’s my kinda gal.
SO perfect!
Matt, you are an amazing father! Madeline, you are an amazing little girl who looks so much like her mother that it is truly incredible. I love reading this blog and Matt I can’t wait to read your book someday. Wow, she really looks like Liz. I never met your wife but have seen all the pictures you post of her on this site and I can not believe how much the baby looks like her mommy.
I love what you wrote/typed. It’s a blessing that Madeline is just like her mother. Your a great dad and Liz would be proud, im sure.
Shes absolutely beautiful. I read your story in a magazine a few days ago at work and it had me in tears. I think your so very couragous that you took on this adventure all by yourself. I have a feeling maddys going to make a big difference in this world. God bless you for all the hard work you do.
Wow, she is stunning in that dress.
She will certainly go confidently in the direction of her dreams. You are so blessed, Maddy has an old soul.
absolutely beatiful..
there is nothing to comment about her
she is beatiful beatiful beatiful beatiful…
when I see this picture, I dont know suddenly I though it would be great if she became musician like her (at this you tube video) when grown up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf9-V3pOJaw
At least,her father like music too …