this is my view this morning. a sleepy baby who is teething and just wants to be cuddled and rocked to sleep. can't say that i mind. one. single. bit.
since the moment bella was born, i have been trying to savor so many different things. she has already grown and changed far too quickly, and i find myself desperately trying to grasp everything about life right now and hold onto it before it slips through my fingers. i know as she grows there will be other special things to look forward to. but for right now, i just want life to stop for a moment. i want bella to always be this sweet little baby who cuddles into me, snuggling in the warm crook of my arm. i want to forever remember her sleeping against nick's chest, watching her mouth open slightly as she breaths in and out, and how his face looks as though he is experiencing one of the most precious moments in the entire world. in a blink she will be running around and not wanting to stop for much... and i want to savor the moments she lies on a quilt on the floor, giggling and squealing as we play with her. she continually looks from nick's face to mine, with a light in her eyes that tells us she loves us even if she can't say it yet. i want to remember her smell that tickles my nose as i softly kiss the top of her head. the way she stretches and pushes her little belly up so that it sticks out of her clothes. the feel of her chubby cheeks pressed up against mine. the sound of her laugh. how she sees and experiences everything with such wonder. the way her legs kick when she is excited. the saturday and sunday mornings the three of us get to snuggle in bed together and how i capture the scene in my mind of my sweet family and how much--through his grace--god has blessed me.
"the LORD has done this and it is marvelous in our eyes. this is the day that the lord has made. let us rejoice and be glad in it." (ps. 118:23,24)
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