Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Reminiscing

 

I’ve been in a rather nostalgic mood lately.  I’m so excited to see Abbie growing up and getting big and learning new things every day, but it makes me sad.  I’m losing my baby.  I remember so many times during her first few months thinking that I couldn’t wait for her to be older so I could play with her and talk to her and watch her experience the world (and sleep through the night), and now that I can do all that, I wish I could take back all those wishes and enjoyed her being little more than I did.  I feel like I was always looking forward to her next stage instead of enjoying the one she was in and I regret that.  I vividly remember thinking to myself many times when I was holding her during those first few months, “Don’t ever forget this moment.  Remember what it’s like to hold this tiny person and what she looks like and feels like and smells like.”  I remember thinking that numerous times, but I don’t really remember those things.  Thank God I have a zillion pictures to remind me, but I wish I could remember all the sensory parts of those memories, instead of just what I was thinking.

Abbie is going to be a year and a half old in four days.  I just cannot believe how fast the time has gone by since she’s was born.  That’s probably the #1 thing you hear as a new mom.  “Enjoy it because they grow up so fast.”  I feel like I took that for granted during parts of her first year of life, but now I’m realizing more than ever that she’s growing up way too quickly.  And despite the fact that she’s getting older and growing up, I’m enjoying every minute with her.

A trip down memory lane.

Newborn

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1 month old

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2 months old

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3 months old

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4 months old

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5 months old

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6 months old

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7 months old

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8 months old

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9 months old

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10 months old

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11 months old

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1 year old!

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13 months old

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14 months old

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15 months old

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16 months old

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17 months old

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18 months old

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