It's the Little Things

This morning I have been thinking about how I was going to write this entry...so here we go.

A couple of years ago I was in a car accident.  A pretty serious car accident.  I was not injured in any way, shap,e or form, which if you saw my car, you would agree was a miracle.  Since that day I have tried very hard to be thankfully for every day I have been given and tried to be thankful for the big things, but not to forget the little things either.

Yesterday, Adelyn turned 1 month old.  Amazing.  Time has flown by so fast and I find myself forgetting to enjoy all of the little things she does.  She coos, caas, grunts, makes funny faces, smiles, and looks like an angel when she sleeps.  I have tried to take many pictures to document all of these things, but sometimes I just don't have a camera or if I am holding her the moment will be gone before I can get a picture.  So, yesterday I decided to just shoot a video of her awake in her bouncer.  It is not an exciting video, but it will help me remember how little she is and how cute she is when she is just interacting with me.

A couple of hours later, Tim called me to tell me he would be home late from work.  What a great guy, right?  Unfortunately, the reason was not good.  His coworker, and friend, Miles was killed yesterday afternoon by a drunk driver.  Needless to say Tim & his coworkers (including Miles' girlfriend who works at Tim's store) were very upset and Tim was just trying to keep the store going.   So, while I was trying to get dinner going and my baby fed so she could cuddle with her daddy, I was thinking again about the little things.  How I get to have dinner with my husband, enjoy a glass of wine, and of course, enjoy spending time with my little girl. We are very lucky to have each other and our little things.

So, now that I am done with my little reflection, please go out and enjoy your little things.  Maybe this video can be one of them:



Note: Addy gets hiccups ALL the time.  If you listen closely, you can hear them. :-)   And lots of love to those of you reading this.  You are part of our little things too.