Lovin’ Those Babies!
What are your favorite things about babies? What stage is your favorite? The part of a baby’s body you feel is the most precious thing? To my grandmother, spit-up is to be considered precious (my husband got spit up on, to which my grandmother replied “oh, but it’s precious!”) Not too sure I’d agree?
My favorite things about babies: Those adorable fingers and toes! The smell of a newborn. The toothless smiles. The scrunch-squeal-stretch of a brand new newborn (then the look of pure contentment). The warmness you feel in the hands and feet of a sleeping baby. The nose! The feeling of a little body cuddled close, who trusts you completely and relies on you totally. The raspberries and coo’s (that produce a LOT of drool). The sight of a happy baby rolling, stretching, scrunched and throwing arms and legs around as it plays with toys on the floor.
My youngest is almost six months old. I can’t believe it. I’ve been doing a lot of baby watching lately, taking it all in, enjoying every minute, knowing that tomorrow she’ll be another day older and will never be the age she is today ever again.
Man those babies grow up way too fast. This is our third and you’d think I’d be used to the whole growing up fast thing by now. Nope. Gets me every time! My oldest is about to turn 4 this month also. I find myself thinking about her baby days a lot also, trying to imagine how that itty bitty 6lb baby turned into this beautiful little girl.