Like A Weed

Riley's been growing steadily all this time and even with a memory stick full of pictures I forget how tiny she was.

She turned 7mo yesterday so I cast her footprints in plaster. They came out great, but when I compared them to the footprints from the day she was born it was staggering. She's about outgrown her baby swing too. I remember thinking she was too small for it and now we're going to be done with it.

I asked Michael if it made him sad that Riley had grown so much and he said he was pretty sure that was a girl thing. Which got me thinking...I don't often hear daddies bemoaning their children's growth. In fact I often hear (and occasionally think to myself) women saying their baby growing up makes them want more babies. Maybe women feel this way so that the species keeps going. Where as men look forward to increased bonding time when their kids become more independent from their mothers.

All of the irrational emotions aside I'm so grateful to have a big 7mo old girl instead of a newborn. She's amazing. I was (don't judge me) watching the episode of Tori and Dean yesterday where they throw Stella's first birthday party and I started getting excited about Riley's birthday. I wonder if she'll be walking by then? Even though 5mo seems far away 7 have passed since she was born and 15 have passed since she was conceived!