First Contact

I can't believe we're here already. Either Eva is a quick learner, or time is just going by way too quickly now that we have two wonderful children. Maybe both. Anyway, earlier this evening, I was trying to catch Eva's cooing on video, but by the time I got the tablet, she was pretty much all talked out:

Yep, she sure likes the elephant. Not much going on, though.

So I started facebooking on tablet, and when I looked down, I was treated to at least 5 straight minutes of this:

That is one determined baby

Okay, I know, it's not THAT big of a deal, she's not walking or talking, or even rolling over yet, but I can't tell you how happy I was for her the first time she touched the elephant (I mean, she loves that elephant. LOVES it. Every time we put her down, she just stares, fascinated. I think she's been working up to this for a while).

At the same time, it makes me a little sad, because she's growing up already. With Jackson I was impatient, always reading ahead in the baby books, looking to see what the next milestone would be and waiting eagerly, excited for him to do it. With her, I don't keep track constantly of how many weeks old she is, and I haven't read a thing about development. Instead of being in a rush, I want to take my time and enjoy this sweet baby, since I now know that infancy is such a short and amazing time. Look at Jackson. My sweet boy still loves his cuddles, but he's been too big to go in a carrier for some time now (when did that happen?). And even though he still asks to be carried around the house when he's upset and Shawn and I get tired of it sometimes, soon he won't want to be picked up any more.

Makes me want to give them both a big hug in the morning.