I've been thinking about my girls. Every day as I'm changing Noelle's diapers, and cooing with her, and snuggling her, I try to remember what Chiara was like at this stage. I need to make time to dig up old pictures and stuff, but my mom emailed me this old picture of Chiara and I thought I'd put Noelle in the same outfit and compare their little faces.
No offense to Chiara, but I think if I could get Noelle to scowl a little they'd look like twins. :)
I'm so so SO in love with my life. This Mommy thing is the best thing ever. Chiara makes me laugh every day, Noelle makes my heart melt every day, Eldon makes me happy every day ... I'm just kind of feeling like the luckiest girl around. If I could freeze time I'd be tempted. I'd definitely freeze Noelle. I've experienced the stages of baby to toddler, so now I just want to have a little snuggle baby forever.
This was taken a couple weeks ago, and her face is already completely different now. Every morning we wake up to a new baby ... It's heartbreaking.
I love how kids get sillier and sillier in greater numbers.
See what I mean about the heart melting?
Chiara is very anti-photo these days, but I thought the stack of books was too characteristic not to document. I actually have a picture in my scrapbook of little 4-year-old me with a book stack just like this. Who knew OCD was genetic? Poor thing.
I don't know why I only think to take pictures first thing in the morning. It's like after 8am life gets too busy and I forget to look around my world and capture my moments. I'm going to be better about that. There are some lovely moments going on around here.
Chiara is in the bath right now and I just heard her say to Eldon - who just got home and went to see her - "Oh, you scared me! That's a bad choice!" How I love that child.
