Since Grace has been diagnosed, I have wanted time to go quickly. And luckily, it did go pretty quick. That was the one time in life that I was grateful time went quickly. But because time went so quickly, my little baby is now almost 8 months old. In a way, I feel like she was just born.
Babies change so much the first year. It's hard to believe 7 1/2 months ago, she couldn't even lift up her head, and now she is crawling everywhere and pulling herself up on furniture. The sad thing is that I can barely remember what she was like when she was so tiny. So, I definitely don't remember what Grace was like as a baby. I don't even remember what she was like a year ago.
I'm feeling the need to document many more moments in life, because I will not remember every detail. At the time, you swear you'll remember all of the special moments, but unfortunately, they are quickly forgotten.
With Anna, I've been doing a monthly journal in her baby book, so that helps to keep track of the new things she is doing. With Grace, I don't have anything like that. I know Grace no longer changes as frequently as a baby does, but she is changing so much, right before our eyes. If I look at pictures or videos from a year ago, she still looks like such a baby and sounds like a baby. At the time, I didn't think she sounded or looked like a baby. Will I look back at her during this time and think the same?
She has made us so proud in so many ways. During this difficult time in her life, she has begun her own special relationship with Christ. She is learning what it means to pray for others and for herself. She is also learning what it means to have a relationship with Him and how to memorize scripture.
We were especially proud of her after kid's church last week when she was able to tell us exactly what she learned including the key points of the story. She also remembered the Bible verse she was taught; "God is with you wherever you go." Such a simple verse, yet so powerful.
The Bible story she learned was about Baby Moses and how God kept him from crying and put him into the basket and the princess found him.
Now that we're in Maintenance, and our lives can return to somewhat normal, I am okay with time slowing down. I know these girls will be grown way too fast.
