Never Grow up - Taylor Swifts daughter

7

2009

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Kassie, happy birthday to you" Samu and I sing softly to Kas when she wakes up

She woke up smiling this morning, gladly, we want her to be in a good mood for her special day

Samu picks her up from her crib and smothers her in kisses, making her laugh

That little laugh is my motivation everyday, it keeps me going

"Happy birthday little princess" he whispers to her, before handing her over to me

"Happy birthday pumpkin!" I coo "oh you're so big now, stop growing, I need you to stay a baby for forever" I say tearing up, as Kassie nuzzles into my neck, rubbing her eyes "oh, someone's still tired" I coo, hugging her close and rubbing her back, she loves back rubs

"Let's go change your dirty diaper before breakfast" I say softly, before she whines a little, wanting her blankie

She cuddles on my chest until I set her down on her high chair for breakfast, some mornings she wakes up squirming to get out of my arms to walk around but most days she wakes up clingy holding onto me for dear life, except most days she wakes up fussy, she's in a good mood today, just tired, which is weird for her because usually when she's tired she's in a bad mood

"Are you hungry pumpkin?" I smile, setting the plate I'd set aside to cool down for her on her high chair

Most days, she'd eat on her own lately, but she wanted me to feed her today, so I used her spoon to feed her small bites of her breakfast

"Come on let's get this stinky baby in the shower" I joke, getting her out of her chair as she squirms, wanting to be let down

I place her on the floor and immediately she begins to run, laughing as she runs around the kitchen

"Kas, come here!" I joke, pretending I'm not fast enough to catch her, making her laugh even harder

"Caught you!" I say playfully, making her giggle in my arms after a few minutes of chasing her around

I usually don't bathe her so early, but Samus family and mine were coming over after her afternoon nap and I wanted her bathed by then so I could just change her into her birthday dress

She loves baths, i usually let her stay in there a while as she splashes the water and giggles. She also loves playing with her bath toys. Today is no different, she protests to get out like always and after much convincing and a bribing with a cookie i finally get her out of the bath

I change her into some leggings and a t shirt so she can play comfortably and put her luscious golden curls up into pigtails

I give her the cookie I'd promised and place her on the floor so she can play with a few toys

I love watching her play, it's a bit repetitive, but I love to see her laugh and I love to see her little teeth show when she smiles

I notice she begins to rub her eyes and grabs her blankie and walks over to me, stretching her little arms out, waiting to be picked up

"Are you sleepy baby?" I coo, with her in my arms

I can see her lips pucker a bit and suck as if she was eating from a bottle, she always does that when she's sleepy

"Are we going to be sleep without milk today?" I ask as she nuzzles her little face on my neck and rubs her blankie on her cheek

It's a surprise when she doesn't breastfeed to go to sleep, it helps soothe her being close to me and she falls asleep quicker but since she eats solids now she asks for it less and less