This morning, Nico napped. A miracle! I guess I timed it just right because he went down without a hitch. So that left me alone with Gianna (rare). We colored for awhile. And then I started feeling antsy, like maybe I should fold the mountain of laundry piled on our dining room table. So I asked Gianna to bring her coloring into the bedroom while I folded laundry. (I went into the bedroom to minimize the noise level so that Nico would stay asleep.)
As I was folding laundry, I looked over at my little girl. She was intently scratching her blue crayon across the surface of the paper. I noticed how her chubby little hand curled awkwardly around the crayon. I saw the look of concentration on her face, her pursed lips, and her body bent over her artwork while she colored. It was such a peaceful moment. And I thought, "Is it ever going to be this simple again?"
I've been thinking a lot about Gianna growing older. She's going to be 3 in a couple of months! It is crazy. And, I've been thinking about her going to school next year. I went to the school office and signed the contract this week, so it's on my mind. The school director kept talking about Gianna, and I kept having an urge to correct her, "No, you mean Bode." Because in my mind, Gianna is not a part of the school.
So I had to pull out my camera and capture this moment. A snapshot of my still 2 year old baby girl, soon to be 3 year old school girl.
Happy Wednesday.
xo
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