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7 and a half months
I have become so nostalgic lately and I can't quite put my finger on why. I think part of it has to do with the age Emma Claire is at right now. She is just such a joy and I am honestly loving every moment. She is learning new skills and developing SO quickly. Watching her grow and change before my eyes is just amazing. Part of me can't believe that she is a few days away from being EIGHT months old, and the other part of me feels like she has been in our lives forever.
Tonight before bath time I laid on the floor and watched Emma Claire play in our bedroom. She was rolling around, rocking on her knees, trying to pull up on everything, and I had one of those "mommy moments". You know the one when you almost can't imagine loving your child even a tiny bit more than you do right in that moment or your heart might explode. I know I'm rambling and can't quite put into words what I was feeling tonight, but I am just constantly reminded how blessed I am.
"Keep your love for one another at full strength, because love covers a multitude of sins." I Peter 4:8
Another reason this moment was special tonight is that there really wasn't anything "special" about it. I didn't take pictures, video tape her, or even interact with her that much. I just watched her and absorbed the moment. I couldn't help but think that In the blink of an eye she went from a newborn, to a baby about to crawl, and I just know the next time I blink she will be a teenager when I open my eyes.
Love those baby blues
7 comments:
They grow so fast. You always hear that but don't really get it until it is YOUR child. It's amazing and so very bittersweet.
Time definitely doesn't wait on us. I look at my now 13 year old and wonder what happened. Where did all that time go. Enjoy every little moment, they are definitely priceless :)
I know the exact moments you are talking about! It does go fast but I also try to think of it in a way like, "how much I have learned" and "all the tough things we're made it through". It is for sure a journey!
I got teary eyed just reading this! Those moments are so amazing and what's even more amazing is that just when you think you can't possibly love that baby any more, your heart will expand with even more love. I don't think there is anything else like it!
I've had hundreds of those "heart about to explode" moments. You'll have hundreds, too. Seriously, where have the last almost 8 months gone? No words.
I've been feeling the same way lately...except it's because my baby is about to turn TWO. I can't wrap my head around that. I know exactly what you mean that it goes by in the blink of an eye but it also feels like they've always been with you. It goes by fast, but I think it just keeps getting better!
i know exactly how you feel... in the mornings after I nurse her I just hold on to her and love her as long as I can. then i look at her getting into everything and I think... wow, and I remember at our baby shower's thinking "why would someone give me toddler toys!? thats so far away" ... boy was I naive! :-P Love this age soo much!! they are truly little blessings and so much fun!
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