STOP

If I could tell Aila to STOP growing, I would!!!

Today, her Daddy went in to get her after her nap. He said she had been jabbering for a while, and when he went in her room, she was STANDING in her crib!!! STANDING!!! When he told me, I thought, "But she's just my little baby!!! She can't stand unless I'm holding her!!!"

AND...of course, it made me so sad that I didn't get to see it! I can't wait until this contract is up, Dave is done with school, we don't have to worry about a mortgage AND rent, and on and on.....will I ever be able to quit working full time? I just miss my baby. I think of her every second of every day! Even though I want to be at home with her, though, I am reminded to enjoy each second.

So...Aila, as we are approaching your EIGHT month birthday, I just want you to know that while each day with you is incredibly precious, I miss each and every yesterday. Time goes so quickly, and I look back on my life and realize how much time I wished away. Now, more than ever before, I know what it means to live in the moment, to live passionately and enjoy every second we are given. I hope you learn much earlier than I did to live with passion and joy.