What a great post! My little girl is 10 months and as I often say "I can't and can wait" for those times ahead you just described. I look very forward to them.
She's now at the stage where she is starting to walk. When I come home, and she sees me, she gets the biggest grin and those eyes light up. She'll walk/crawl over to meet me, sit back and hold those little arms up. Doesn't matter how bad my day has been, it's now the greatest day of my life - so far. Yes, I'm totally wrapped around her little finger /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
We have been suffering through the Triple-H's down here in NC as well. My grandmother lives down 81 from you in Verona (exit 227 I think) - that sure is some beautiful country up there!