I’ll always lift you up, Sam
pamelamyers | August 23, 2014
Sam seems to think that sitting on my shoulders is the greatest, most fun thing ever. I let her do it once and carried her around the room for a few minutes, and now she is obsessed with it. Frankly, even at 35 pounds or so, she doesn’t feel that heavy on my shoulders, it just worries me because she is such a goofball that with all her goofing around, she will fall off. Over 5 feet would be a fall I wouldn’t want her to take. She does love the view from up high though, and I can see why. It must be quite different from her usual take on the world. I mentioned to her one time that I would have Mark take our picture and she loved the idea. On the first day we were both dressed and ready, off we went outside for the photo.
I do like these photos. She looks so happy with her new vantage point, but I think the real reason she is so happy is that I let her do this silly thing she so wants to do. I love them too, not only because I love seeing Sam’s smile – that smile that lights up the world, but also because to me, they are symbolic. I will always lift you up, Sam. At least, I will try. I will TRY. I want you to feel like you can take on the world and your mom will always be there to support you, in whatever way you need her to. I will be right there – holding you, lifting you, helping you to achieve anything you want to – if it is in my power. I am so proud to be your mom. I tell you almost every night when we are in your bed, how I am the luckiest mom in the world and how being your mom is the greatest job ever. I mean it. You make every day GREAT. Even the bad days. The ones where you make me want to scream. And I probably do. Even when you don’t listen, and are bossy, and whiny and well, 4. I love you so much.
