Things I will miss

One of the girls in the online community I'm part of (babyfit.com) posted an interesting topic the other day - about the little things that she hopes she'll always remember about her little one. It was sweet and a lot of us joined in listing the various things that we will miss as our babies get older - there's so many, but I wanted to write some of them down on our blog so I would actually remember them (for sure this blog is going to be better for memories than the baby books). So here is my list - I will miss...

• Her little coughs she makes to get attention
• Kicking my belly as I dry her off after her bath and get her dressed
• Her sour milk breath in the mornings
• Her perfect gummy smiles - I keep taking pictures to make sure I don't forget what it looks like!
• The way she reaches out to touch my face with both her hands when I lean over her (that one is new and I love love love it)
• Her phantom sucking when she's in a deep sleep (that's her mouth + tongue doing the sucking thing, after her binkie has fallen out)
  
• The way her mouth drops open when she's totally passed out
• Her giggles - when you can get one out of her - I love these first laughing sounds
• The way she reaches out to pet the cats when they walk by now - she's finally discovered they exist!
• Her huge happy grins in the morning - I've never been a morning person but that can't help but make you smile when you see how happy someone is to see you when they wake up - makes me feel like the centre of her world

She has a few more sleepers that she's grown out of - which makes me so sad. I love seeing grow and learn new things, but it's also sad to see how quickly this time goes. I honestly didn't think I'd enjoy this baby stage so much, and now that I am, it's hard to see how quickly the time goes.

S&S