Wondering...

As Alethia Joy's 13-month birthday approaches, I've just been thinking about what life would've been like with her here with us...

I wonder what she would look like...would she have blonde hair like her mommy, strawberry-blonde hair like her grandma Smith and some of her daddy's relatives, black hair like some of her daddy's family, or some other shade in between?

I wonder if she would have brown/hazel eyes like her daddy's family or blue eyes like her mommy's family?

I wonder if she would have any freckles...

I wonder if her hair would be curly or straight...

I wonder if Alli would be laid-back and mellow like her daddy or a "little less-mellow" ;) like her mommy?

I wonder if she would love to read books like both of her parents...

I wonder what her 1st birthday party would have been like...what kind of cake/theme would we have had? I wonder what kind of presents she would have gotten and which toys would be her favorites...

I wonder if she would be a good sleeper and a good eater (like Daddy!)...

I wonder if we would have exhausted our supply of 860+ diapers of different sizes and 900+ wipes by this point...(and no, those numbers are not an exaggeration, thanks to Alethia's Myers grandparents and others)

I wonder what this past Christmas (and all holidays, for that matter) would have been like, celebrating with our precious little girl...

I wonder if we would still sit in the 2nd row at church or if we would have "migrated" to the back rows...

I wonder if Alethia would have a love for music like her mommy and daddy do...

I wonder what it would be like to be a stay-at-home mom, spending each day and precious minute with my baby girl...

I wonder if she would be walking by now...

I wonder if "our little Joy" would be saying any specific words by now...

I wonder what it would be like to raise our little girl to know about Jesus and His precious Love for her...

I wonder what it's like for Alethia Joy to be in Jesus' arms at this very moment, experiencing first-hand His Love for her.