August 3, 2021 - Tuesday (302/365)


Day 302 of my 365 Photo Journal

The picture I took today is no good. I didn't think it was that bad, but it's incredibly blurry and is too terrible to use. It's just a picture of Ollie climbing out of my bed in the morning. 

She's always so happy when she wakes up and we get such good snuggles. I'm going to miss these mornings with her when they're gone. You just never know when the last time you'll lay in bed snuggling is going to be! There's no planning for these "lasts" in parenting. We all have the firsts on our radars, but the babyness and toddler years slowly slip away. Before we know it, it's the last time your babe needed your help eating, or the last time you gave them a bath, or the last diaper, or the last time you sang them to sleep. There's the last time you nurse, and the last time they fall asleep on you, and ALL of the other lasts that are a relief and a big longing ache all at the same time. With Ollie being my last baby, these are more real to me than they ever have been. With potty training looming over me, it's just so real that she's growing up and that I'm not entirely ready for it.

I've been going through our old iPhone photos to fill in the gaps in my physical photo albums, so I'm choosing a favorite from these. We'll call it a throwback. :) This is one of the first photos I ever edited, the month after Ben gave me my camera for Christmas. She was crying because I was on the deck and she was stuck inside, but I've always loved this one. 

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