sentiMENtal moments

Harper playing with her Grumpa!

When I found out I was going to have Harper I was unbelievably excited! I knew that this little girl was going to be so loved by all of her family and friends. I never really realized how it would touch me to watch her grow up and endure in the love that is all around her. I also knew that all the women in my family would gush over how adorable she was and all the cute things that she does. However, I never realized that what would really hold a special place in my heart is seeing the men in my family interact with her. She is the first grandchild to be born on my side of the family so it has been an adventure for all of us. As you can see from the photo above my step dad, Mike, is one of Harper's biggest fans. I have said this before but she is definitely a daddy's girl but the same thing goes with her Grumpa (or as she pronounces it Bump-pa). Now don't get me wrong she loves me and her Mimi but what I think she loves about Josh and her Grumpa is that they don't treat her like a little prissy girl. They will rough house with her and she just adores it. She loves to be thrown around on the bed, held upside down, thrown up in the air and to be treated not as delicately as the women tend to treat her. I do not know why but watching her interact with the men in the family sometimes brings tears to my eyes. Harper knows how to break down that manly wall they have and to let their massive amount of love for her shine through. It makes me so thankful to have these men in my life. I know that Paxton will receive the same love but at the same time it will be different. The interaction of a great grandpa, grandpa, dada, uncle, whoever with a little girl is one of the sweetest bonds I have been able to witness. I am so thankful for all the men in her life that will teach her to be strong, independent well rounded girl who can do whatever her heart desires.