Keep the Memories.

Today has been a productive day, and a mid afternoon ECI appointment is putting a little bump in it here. Messing up the house in order to GET projects finished is just part of it. Now, I have to clean up some of that mess to allow a guest into our home, so that she won't think Irene made it up to Texas. My little girl is not feeling great, and it is her nap time. Today her nap time will just be a small rest time in order to wake her up for this mid afternoon bump. My fault. My fault for scheduling it at this time, and my fault for thinking to call only an hour before to see if she could meet later. But, we have rescheduled twice already in the last 2 weeks. Gotta do it.

In the mean time, I have about 20 min to kill, so here I am.

Do you ever want to keep little tiny moments of memories locked away? I keep thinking about how much I should be taking more videos and pictures, and keep a journal of the little things that Annabelle is doing. I think there is NO way I can forget the way she looked, moved or sounded. I think, there is no way I'll forget that she pats her daaddy on the back when he picks her up. Or that she opens her mouth and sticks her toungue out when we say, "Kisses". How can I forget that she crawled like a little inch worm, or that she rolls her arms SO adorably for "PataCake"? There's no way I will forget seeing her little tiny thighs hanging out of her crib rails while her fingers are laced through her favorite pink blanket. Will I forget the way she laughs and talks at herself in every mirror she passes, or that she has wonderful stories to tell us when she wakes up? Seriously, I don't want to forget the small things. Over the last 16 months, I have loved every little thing, and wish there was a way I could keep all the moments tucked away in a box under my bed, to pull out whenever I wanted.

THEREFORE, I NEED to take more videos and pictures, and write more.

Annabelle at 16 1/2 months...
~ Crawls on her hands and knees as if she has been doing it all along.
~ Has learned the sign for "eat".
~ Has a 'thing' for oyster crackers and those Gerber yogurt melts.
~ Rubs her face along the netting of her pack and play.
~ Tries to talk, and seems to have something pretty important to talk about.
~ Lays her head on Craig's shoulder every time he picks her up. But, doesnt do that for me.
~ Can still wear some clothes between 9-12 months.
~ Still loves music, and rocks back and forth to 'dance' to it.
~ Likes the same kind of pacifier that she did when she was born.
~ Seriously loves milk, but not juice or water.
~ Claps her hands if she hears anyone else doing it.
~ Snuggles her bears and baby dolls with hugs.
~ Has the MOST adorable smile and giggles.
~ Enjoys being in a shopping cart.
~ Could care less about TV until this cartoon about squirrels finding an acorn comes on. (I found the app for my phone and it saved us a few times in fussy, public situations.)
~ Plays with her hair when I tell her she has pretty hair. Sometimes she even brushes it and it messes up whatever "do" I have done.

SO much more than that I want to remember. Gosh, I love her.