The little things...I savour...

Now that Ottavia is just over 2 the baby stage is slowly dwindling and it makes me so sad. I get teary eye'd just thinking about it. Now when she sits on my lap and has quiet time before bed or nap watching an episode of  Dora or reading a story, I take the time to study her features..run her little toes between my fingers (which she loves and so did I when i was little, my dad still reminds me of "rub a toe, rub a toe") smell her hair, kiss her little cheeks or just close my eye's and hold her tight.

Bedtime is the best time ever. You don't hear that from very many people but we've always made bedtime enjoyable relaxing and scheduled. Most recently while giving Ottavia her before bed bottle ( yes i know she's 2 but she won't go to grade one with her bottle or her bedtime susu (soother) I've started singing. I never used to be able to do that because she would cry, my mom said i used to do the same thing but now she wants me to sing..while rubbing my face with her hand, susu, blanky and baby in the other arm, in between gulps of her bottle she'l belt out a "staaaaaaaaaaw" which is star for twinkle twinkle. Then after her milk she points to her bed we lay her down, zip her into her sleep sack..say love you and its lights out...thats if she doesn't start saying momma momma momma and covering my head with her blanky while pressing her face against mine, so then its another 10 minutes of savouring moments that I LOVE and I will always make time for.

There is something about a little cuddly girl that say's momma and rubs her nose against mine, or tips her head back so i can nuzzle in her neck to hear a giggle, or puckers her lips for a giant genuine kiss!

I keep saying this at every stage but I think this age is my favourite! She's so funny, witty and such a smart little shit. Copies everything! Tonight I'm at work but she saw me put a shower cap on the other day before i hopped in the shower! While brushing her teeth tonight in our bathroom she saw it and the coach said she insisted on wearing it! TOO CUTE!