Growing Up TOO Fast!

I just posted some pictures in an album called "Growing Up Too Fast". Some of the pictures are Belle posed doing adult things, but others show that she's really growing up too fast (and Halle is too)! 6 months old just seems so old and so not-newborn. Even though she's still a baby, I feel like she's not nearly as much of a baby as she was! You always hear people say "They grow up so fast", but you don't realize what that really means until you have one and they do! If I'm this sad about her growing so fast already, I can't imagine what it'll feel like in the upcoming years! Not that I don't want her to grow up! :)

One thing that I'm glad to say is that I am happy to have taken advantage of and cherished every single moment with Annabelle! I know that when future children come along, I won't be able to give them the same attention as I can give Annabelle, so I'm soaking everything in! I love to play with her and watch her learn, I love my naps with her (side note: the last few days she has not wanted to nap with me, and I was heartbroken because I thought the naps were over, but this morning she napped with me again!), I cherish the outings that we take, I enjoy dressing her up in every single outfit and accessory, I love to snap pictures of every moment that I can (can you tell?), I love bathtime, I love watching her eating habits develop, I even cherish the many middle-of-the-night feedings because I know they'll be gone before I know it! It's amazing the things that I've already "lost" that I wouldn't have thought would be gone so quickly. Annabelle hardly ever sleeps on me anymore, I'm afraid our naps are going to be only a memory soon, I already miss seeing the silly faces that she made as she fell asleep, and I have a feeling that breastfeeding isn't going to last as long as I'd like. :(

Now don't get me wrong, all of these things are replaced with new and exciting milestones so I'm also excited about the things to come. She's already started crawling (I'm in trouble now!), she's feeding herself small crackers, and you can already tell that she's going to be a very independant and strong-willed girl! I'm SO excited about all of those things, but also so glad to have the memories that I have and to have recorded those memories through photos, videos, blogs, and journal entries so that I'll never forget them!

P.S. There are some great pictures of Belle & Halle posted on our photo gallery, along with a few albums of Belle that I forgot to mention on the blog.