Dear friends welcomed a new nephew into their family early this morning. Normally I'm kind of grumpy getting woken up at 3 a.m., but that's a worthy cause, indeed, especially since it came with pictures. [Ever want to soften the blow on something? Just add a baby. But don't be offended if I don't remember a thing you said then.]
I also got to spend time with my favorite nephew today. [Okay, so he's my only nephew...if I had more than one, I'd have multiple favorites.] We made friends with Jack (only a few months younger) at b&n, played with trains, and ate lunch at Noodles. We also went with (his) Momma to play at the store where she buys cloth diapers for him while we played with a ball, a stick and a tambourine, and some cars.
Goodness, 5 months sure changes a kid. I left a toddler and came back to a little man who talks up a storm. He dashes through the store, dancing from side to side along the way. He knows how to make us crack up -- like purposely leaving a string of cheese hanging from the side of his mouth or making "nom nom" noises after taking a bite. And yet...he still comes running back and says "up", still wants to be carried and held. He still has his tongue-sticking-out concentration face. He still is full of giggles and smiles.
My mind's been blown looking at the ways all of the kids in my life are growing up. I think back to when they were babies and I wondered what it would be like when they were older, and now we're living the "older" and they are fantastic kids. And I didn't know how much I'd grow to love them so, so much more than I did when they were little tykes, but that's happened somehow, too.
I treasure getting to watch these kiddos grow up. :)
~"God knew I'd love you too much to be your friend, so he made me your auntie." [anonymous]~
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