8 Months sure went by fast!

Ahh, Brielle is 8 months old today! I simply cannot believe it. Where'd the time go? It's definitely going faster with Brielle than it did with Sophie... maybe because I'm busier, because I'm keeping up with two of their milestones instead of just one, because time flys when you're having fun? Elderly people also regularly tell me that time goes by quicker the older you get. I find that kind of sad. I want to slow-mo the girls most days and keep them this little and young and innocent and full of wonder and adoring love. I know all too soon they won't want me to shower them with kisses or sit on my lap and cuddle. Soon they'll trade in their baby dolls and barbies and favorite blankies for lip stick and cell phones. Why can't I have them little for longer? (Not that I want to be-grudge them growing up. Not at all. It's just it's happening way too fast!)

Brielle is almost crawling! She gets anywhere she wants to go via this army crawl-meets-worm method. And she's getting pretty fast too! She still is the sweetest little girl - always happy and smiling (ummm, until I leave the room) and she smiles with her whole face - this big, gigantic grin that overtakes her - it's adorable! Everywhere we go she is smiling at people so much and so big that they come over and talk to us - tell us about their own kids, or just dote on her. I feel like she's much like an angel would be on earth - happy to see everyone, smiling at them like she knows everything about them, all their dark secrets, and still has nothing but love for them. She makes them all feel special with how much she seems to adore them. I know that I am no where even remotely in the same area code as a Godly love, but my heart hurts when I think of how much I love these two muchkins of mine. It makes me awe at how much our Father in Heaven must love us.

I can't even imagine how quickly the next few years will go. I think I'll log off here and go hug my kids!