Eden is almost 3…

She’s growing up, which is exciting yet sad. She’s our fourth and our last, and as she outgrows the baby stages the reality hits us that this will be the last time we get to experience them.

So we soak it in, we laugh, we don’t encourage her to “hurry” and grow up like we did with the others, keeping it slow so we can enjoy each step.

I now see why sometimes the youngest is forever considered the “baby”.

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She barks.
She pants.
She sits.
She rolls over.
She shakes.
She even plays fetch…

Isn’t she cute?

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It’s our new favorite nail color
(and perfect for spring!)

What’s your current favorite nail color?

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Eden is caught in between being a
“big girl”
and a baby…

(“big girls” don’t use paci’s, “babies” do)

most of the time she delights in
the praises of being a “big girl”…
(especially getting to sleep in her “big girl” bed)

until she’s gone long enough without it,
and decides it’s not worth it,
and wants the comfort of her paci…

then she looks at me and simply says
“I’m a baby.”

which means:
“give me my paci.”

It’ll happen someday,
we’ll eventually make it a whole day without the paci,
but since she’s our fourth
and our last,
I want to savor her little-ness,
I’m not in any huge hurry
for her to be a “big girl”.

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Someday
I’m going to miss shopping
with a little one
riding on the end of my cart

(her adorable hat was sent to us by the sweet girls
from .)

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