....when our youngest baby girl was born. I still remember - as if it were yesterday - waking up hubby at 4:30 in the morning and telling him "it's time". Five hours later - our second daughter was welcomed in to the world. I still remember holding her for the first time - looking in to her wide eyes and marveling at her angelic face. Love at first sight. Sigh. Thank you Lord, for those precious memories, and the joy of reliving them with the passing of each birthday.
Where does the time go? I know it passes, breath by breath....but the YEARS have gone by much too quickly for me!!! At times I wish I could slow down the passing of time. I am realizing more and more how PRECIOUS each and EVERY moment is with my girls. I know many of my Mom friends feel and think the same way...their little ones are growing up too quickly.
Here are some 'then' and 'now' pics of our precious 8 year old daughter...
4 months old - poor thing was born with blonde 'fuzz'. This is cruel - I know - but my nickname for her was 'Uncle Festus'...yes, from the Addams Family....round head....no hair. But she was so CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not at all like Uncle Festus.
18 months old...notice all the food on her face...she had been eating spaghetti. Love this pic of her!!!! This picture will haunt her when she is older. hee hee
TODAY!!!!! Eight years old for 24 hours now. So grown up. She still loves her stuffed animals. Each one has a name. The bunny she is holding is 'Floppsy'. The large bear is 'Sugar'. The black bear is 'Buttons'. The white dog - one of those 'Pound Puppies' is 'Emily'. The doll's name is 'Robyn'. This is a small, small collection of her 'pets'.
My attempt at a more 'casual' and non-posed shot. She turned around with this 'surprised' look on her face when she heard the camera clicking away. I should have muted the shutter...note to self for next time.
The birthday party friends - the girls are blessed to have made friends here. One set of friends was made through our church - and their family introduced us to all the other friends. The girls all play so well together - ages 4 up to nearly 10. I love the time with the Moms.
What a sweet post! She's precious! I heard this quote a few years ago " Raising children...where the minutes are long, and the years are short " It goes by so fast, but it's the daily memories that will be treasured for a lifetime! I am so blessed to have lots and lots of daily time with my kids. ( I know you feel the same way :D)
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I read this post last week, but missed the part about the stuffed animals. It made me laugh because our 8 year old loves her animals too. They all have names and personalities. And they ALL sleep with her every night!
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