F I V E

SO! millie's five month update is a little late because, well, just because. my family came and visited us at the beginning of the month and i'm just now deciding to get caught up with things.

anyhow, mil has recently perfected the art of sitting up. straight up. i can't believe my little babe is already here. sitting. geesh.

she also has begun giving big slobbery kisses. you'll be holding her and all of a sudden she decides she needs to plant a big one on your cheek. she gets real excited about it, too. so much so that she'll practically gouge your eye out and tug on your ear reeeal good in the process. it's the best.

i think she must think that frequent kisses anywhere and everywhere are completely and totally normal (which, i suppose for an infant it is). at night when we're winding down for bed, she'll be sitting on my lap and without any notice, she'll bend in half to give my belly some baby kissin' lovin'. i like to think she's thanking that belly of mine for carrying her around for so long.

 

this mama stuff just keeps getting better, i tell ya.

perfection

yesterday afternoon i as i walked past the open bedroom door i noticed my no longer napping baby quietly playing with her hands, staring at the window. no peeps were made to let me know that she was awake or ready to be in my company.

i slowly walked to her little body on our big bed. when our eyes met, her face lit up. i gave her a few kisses, picked her up and kissed her some more, and noticed the sound of rain through the fireplace quietly pattering on the roof.

we stepped outside. the smell of rain on the concrete filled our noses. just her and i and the rain. the street was quiet aside from a young biker peddling to his destination down the road. she smiled up at me, put her chubby little hand on the balcony railing, and sighed as she put her head on my chest and watched the leaves sway in the wind.

these moments are the ones i live for.

here are some unrelated photos of us earlier this afternoon. we walked downtown for some lunch before matt went to work, and took the scenic route through temple square home. we played tourist for a few minutes, as we sometimes do. it was a beautiful day.

 derp.

 derp. derp.

the end.