Madeline is better, but still not 100%. She is very clingy and just wants to be held and cuddled a lot (I’m not complaining). As we were cuddling tonight I told Patrick that I was trying to soak in these sweet cuddles with our tiny 3 year old, because I know she is going to be 4 before I can blink. And then she’ll be in school, then she’ll be graduating, then she’ll be going to college, and getting married, and leaving me, and I’m just not ready for any of it. It’s such a cliche, everyone tells you that the time with your babies goes by so quick, but it’s so true. It seems like yesterday that we were waiting for her first Christmas and here we are getting ready for her fourth. These last 3.5 years have gone by quicker and quicker with each passing year. Three has been my absolute favorite age with Madeline so far, and I’m not ready to say goodbye to it in the coming year. There is such bittersweetness in watching your child grow up, maybe even more so in watching your rainbow child grow up. These moments are so cherished,and she is so deeply loved. I hope someday she is able to grasp the depth of the love I have for her. Until then I will cuddle her right for as long as she will let me, and then remind her that she promised she would always want cuddles even when she is 16 when she decides she has outgrown them. #madelineroselouisedenney #maddyandmomma