freeze.
This morning as I lay in bed, watching Charlotte sleep next to me, I wanted to just freeze time. I stared at her face and memorized it. The curve of her nose, the shape of her lips, the length of her lashes. The sweet way her belly rose and fell with each breath. The dimple in her elbow that will soon be gone as she grows out of babyhood.
It wasn’t enough. As much as I would like to think I can hold every memory in my heart, I know that with time, these little moments will be like a fading dream…harder to remember as they become fuzzy in my mind. So I tiptoed out of our bedroom, grabbed my camera, and did this:
I almost cried as I uploaded these. Don’t miss these moments, friends. They are too precious and fleeting.
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Penny wrote: I did cry! Wish I had talent to capture those moments as well as you do! Could you sneak into my house at night and catch these precious days? C is so so so gorgeous! (06/02/08, 10:46 am)
Lisa wrote: I cried too! So precious! (06/02/08, 11:41 am)
Sara C wrote: These are unfair moments to share with a nearly fully bloomed pregnant mama! ;) Oh how often I wish our little man would share his sleep space and afford us some of these memories. You ARE planting these on either the front or back cover of her album you are working on, yes?! Must go find a wipe for my crocodile tears.... (06/02/08, 3:27 pm)
Ashley wrote: Gorgeous, Summer. You just expressed how I have felt so many times so well. I teared up reading those words and looking at the images. Love them! (06/03/08, 6:04 pm)
Sheila wrote: C is so beatiful... These are amazing pictures! (06/03/08, 9:20 pm)
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