Too Fast

Kaitlin started wearing size 2 diapers yesterday. I guess it has me feeling reflective because I keep thinking about how tiny she was when we brought her home and how much she has already changed in the past 3 1/2 months. When Kaitlin left the hospital, she weighed 6 lbs. 1 oz. When I took her to the doctor two weeks ago, she weighed in at 11 lbs. 12 oz. and I'm sure she has gained since then! Basically, her weight has doubled. Not only has she grown, she is much more responsive to us now: she "talks" to us when we talk to her, she giggles (see the post "Daddy Makes Her Giggle"), she can hold her head up and roll from her back to her side, she is becoming much more vocal about what she wants, and she is sleeping through the night (nine hours for the past 3 nights). As Kaitlin approaches her 4 month birthday on December 23, I am really starting to realize just how fast babies grow up!! It is getting harder and harder to remember how tiny she once was and as she learns more and more my heart is filled with both excitement and sadness. Excitement to see her personality develop and get to know her and sadness knowing that she won't be a baby forever. So, I will take the recent advice of a friend and take pictures every day and maybe when we look back at them we can figure out which day she grew up.

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