It truly blows my mind that this girl was born 11 months ago today. In the blink of an eye, it seems like I went from being enormously pregnant to now having a toddler in the house. I was looking through photos on New Year's Eve, trying to pick my 12 favorites. And it was so amazing to see all the changes in all of us. But of course, the changes with Claire are the most obvious. In the last couple of months, I've been so busy keeping up with her that it's been hard to keep up with updates. She's now able to walk. But she doesn't always choose to do so. You see, she's in a real hurry. Have to catch up to big brother, have to try and catch those darn cats. And many other wonderful attractions. And when you've mastered the speedy head-down crawl, you really don't have time for toddling to your goal. So little steps have been made and continue to happen but it's perfectly alright with me if she slows down just a little. I have to keep reminding myself to slow down and take it all in. Savor all these little moments. I have to stop myself from rushing through things like giving her a bath or feeding her. Because I know from my blurry, vague memories of Julien as a baby that these moments are minute compared to the years ahead of us. Just as these 11 months have flown by, so will the next and the next after that. I sometimes wonder if my memories of his baby-hood are so vague because I didn't stop to take it all in. So tonight as she was crazy happy as I turned on the water to her bath, I watched her splash a little longer and I held onto this little day a little longer.
posted on Sunday, January 03, 2010 7:27 PM
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