Comparison

Now that Emma Claire has reached the big one year milestone it has been fun to look back at pictures from this time last year. I still cannot believe how much she has grown and changed in just a year. 

I took the picture on the right tonight before bed. It was Emma Claire's first time to wear "big girl" jammies. I bought these sweet sock monkey pj's with Christmas Eve in mind but I just had to bust them out early. I couldn't wait any longer. She looked SO darling and it's almost like she knew it was a big deal to get to wear them.

I know this coming year she is going to blossom, change, and learn more each day. I am loving this current stage, just as I have loved all of the others. Each day she becomes more independent, more curious, and more fun. However, I still wish I could pause time, if just for a little bit so I can savor those moments of babyhood that are slowly slipping away.