15 Months

Dear Addie,
You are 15 months old today, still hard to believe how fast time is going by. Part of me is so excited for you to get bigger and learn new things, but a big part of me just wants to stop time, even for a day, in order to cherish you at this age a little longer. You are such a sweet little lady. You love Macey, you give her at least 50 neck hugs a day, and you squeal with delight each and every time. You even will give us big neck hugs occasionally, my favorite. The other day we were sitting on the deck and you just walked right up to me threw your hands around my neck and hugged me for a second, then just walked away, like it was no big deal. That was the best part of my whole day:)

Another thing you have learned to love this month is Dora. You can't get enough of that show. You wake up in the morning and say "Dowa" and run to the living room to see if somehow she is already on tv. You still love your daddy more than anything. You walk around the house when he is not here looking at his pictures, pointing at them and saying "dada", not that I'm jealous or anything but "mama" would be great to hear too:) You have been saying many other words this month too, "pul" for apple, "ball", and "hot". Another trick you have learned is to wag your finger at the dog when she is doing something naughty, very cute!

We love you so much and can't wait to see what this next month of life has in store for us!
Love, Mommy

I know this photo is severely out of focus, but when I saw it, it felt like a reflection of time, and how quickly it passes. Our memories become blurrred, and the details lost. It just looked like reality, and serves as a reminder to slow down and to soak in the details of life, so that all memories are not blurred.