One thing every.single.person loves to tell you when you have a baby is how quick time passes. The amount of times i’ve heard “it goes so fast” or “enjoy them while they're little”, “they’ll be adults before you can blink!”... and whilst i always respond “yes, i’ve heard (about a billion fucking times too)” i am only just starting to recognise that.
Its been 3 months since we welcomed Charlotte into this world and yet it feels like yesterday. Im not horrifically sad about it. Dont get me wrong, it scares me that she now looks different, and im watching her learn new things every day where she becomes so much more aware of this crazy world around her...
but, i actually love watching her grow - even though it feels hella bloody fast - and being a part of that in the little time i have off work, where i can dedicate every minute to her. So whilst sometimes i look at her and think how different she is to just yesterday, i know i am slowly getting to know the whole package that is my daughter and thats exciting. I love that she has started to grab things and recognising my voice and my face, even though its sad that she no longer wants to lay in my arms and sleep like she used to, as now, she's too busy wanting to sit up and watch the world go by.
I say this as i sit here watching her actually try and physically consume her hands - a body part she didn't even know existed a few weeks back.
On that same note, can you imagine not knowing you had hands!! Watching babies grow and literally start from knowing not a single thing is just incredible and gosh the gratitude i have for being this babes mother is just nuts.
Happy mothers day to all those mothers out there! xx