It’s just a regular day. Having a few minutes of play after lunch. Your brothers are at school and you’ve been watching me do the laundry. I decide to pull out my camera to capture the moment. You are a third child and I don’t always get to take as many photos as I would like to.
I give you a mirror because you like looking in them so much. You touch and scratch and feel and explore – new skills you have been practicing a lot during the past few weeks.
Biting…
Licking…
Smacking and turning.
I’m amazed how your little hands manipulate the toy… and realise how much you are learning in this instant. I hand you something else…
Straight into the mouth!
Then you want to kick.
You look at me and smile, then kick as hard as your little feet can kick. You smile and kick, smile and kick.
My heart begins to ache as I realise my little baby is growing up fast. So very fast.
I don’t always take a break from the laundry but I’m glad I did today.
So very glad.
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She is so gorgeous and I loved reading this post. X
Aww thanks Kate, it seems not a day goes by that I don’t think “how does the time go so fast?” it’s just flying.
Beautiful! I can’t believe how much she has grown! Clever girl! 🙂
It is a little heartbreaking isn’t it… glad you’re taking time to stop and watch and enjoy. I’m trying to do the same!! My #3 will be 1 next month – how quickly the time goes… I can’t bare it!!
Don’t you think it goes faster with each child?! Craaazy. 1 year… I know I will be crying!!
looks like your baby is just a tad younger than my third. She has just started to sit up and my heart almost breaks when I see her rolling back and forth with such ease. Soon, she’ll be crawling and it will all go by so fast. I guess the best we can do is pause and appreciate the small moments when we have a chance.
Aww yes the crawling, I can’t believe it’s coming soon!! I agree, the best thing to do is just appreciate the moments we have. I feel blessed to even have them. x
Thank you for this post. I have my first child but it doesn’t matter, your words really moved me. The pictures show the story but the words are indeed making it. All the best to you!