Everyone says, "Enjoy your little one, they grow up too fast." I heard it, but I didn't understand it. It's one of those things that you can't hear and understand, you must experience it in order to understand it. I had to experience my baby girl growing up "too fast" in order to understand what all those other people meant when they said it. My baby girl used to fall asleep in my arms, she used to cuddle up to me all the time and I loved every second of it. She's too squirmy now and only cuddles me for a few moments here and there when she's hurt or tried. I miss newborn Reyna, but I don't miss her waking up every few hours in the middle of the night because she's hungry. I love 11 month old Reyna because she takes naps like a champ, she sleeps through the night (which means I do too), she can communicate with me better and best of all smiles when I go in her room in the morning or she sees me walk around the corner. Although I miss Reyna as a baby sometimes, I also love who she is growing up to be.
It's truly gone by too fast, she has learned and grown so much in this first year of her life. It's so much fun to watch her learn and grow up, and even better when she starts to respond to things that I'm teaching her. She used to be this cute little squishy-faced newborn baby that was completely helpless without me, but now she is an independent, crazy little girl with a mind of her own. I fall more in love with her every day but she's not my "baby" anymore. I used to call her Reyna baby or just baby, but I can't do that anymore, not since she started to WALK. She's not really a baby anymore and even though it makes me teary-eyed I'm ok with that, I'm excited for my toddler and to continue to watch her grow. I love that cute little blonde munchkin. Yes she is growing up too fast but I'm soaking in the moments that I can.
