Have I mentioned this?

I don't know if I've mentioned this before, but S has been very interested in how we are the same and different. She is really interested in her family's eye color. She studies my face and that I have freckles. She studies the lines on our palms. Her fascination fascinates me. Not only has our NR time been good for development, it has been good for attachment. I remember reading about bonding activities before we got home and after. I remember thinking, yeh, right, like that's going to work. i had no idea how disconnected she was or a child could be. I was worried about bigger things when we first got home, even though I did everything for bonding that I could do. I still have never been away from her for one night. We have been home 3 and a half years. No one else has ever taken care of her outside of her family until pre-school this year. I took a risk, and although she had loads of fun, they weren't equipped to take care of her for the 3 hours she was there. I do have to say, being away from me at pre-school increased her bond with me. She started caring where her family members were and always asks where they are. Her daddy's job takes him out of town for 7-9 days at a time, which has to be hard on her. I took probably a couple of years for her to accept him when he got home. She would ignore him or act afraid of him when he got home. She still doesn't really greet him with joy like she does when her sisters come home. So I'm thrilled that she wants to be like me, will care to copy me, and is interested in how we are alike and different. When I see what other parents marvel over, it all seems so superficial. I marveled over the same things with my other kids, so I don't think it's wrong, but my special little girl has taught me to appreciate so much more. All of her accomplishments have been of epic proportions. Does a mother ever even notice when their child first looks them in the eyes with meaning and love? When they notice your eye color is different from theirs, your skin a different tone? It is all worth noting and all spectacular feats in my eyes....my two blue eyes in the words of my lovely daughter.