I remember what I was thinking exactly a year ago… “When will this baby get here?! I want to meet her NOW! I am so tired of being pregnant!!” Molly’s due date had come and gone and I was getting more and more uncomfortable and impatient with each passing day. I think God was trying to teach me a lesson about “enjoying the moment.”

Well, Molly has been my little girl for almost a year now. It is so weird, but time seems to zip by in a flash and yet also stands still at the same time. It seems like ages ago when we had to swaddle Molly for naptime and place her in the swing. But then it seems like just yesterday I was taking her for her first walk around the block.

One year went by too quickly… and now there are only 17 left until she goes out on her own. Each month I say to myself, “Now THIS is my favorite age” but then it just gets better and better.

So in an effort to stop time and relish in the moment, I am snapping pictures and recording video of the everyday things that I will one day yearn for. These are the simple things I will look back on and smile about… my little babe taking a bath, eating peas, chewing on the remote control, squealing with delight when the dogs run past her.

It is good for the soul when we stop and smell the roses.

- Erin