I think the very best part of being a stay at home mom is that Will and Ellie are together all day. When Ellie goes down for her nap, Will is like a lost puppy, constantly asking when she will wake up. (And often helping the process along.)
Today I was putting on my makeup in the bathroom and they were playing with a costco package of paper towel rolls in the bedroom (Will has always ADORED Costco packages of toilet paper, paper towels, or tuna fish and will make endless amounts of games out of them). It was cuteness every three seconds with Will constantly saying things like
“Do you want to play Fight the Dinosaur with me, El-wheeze?”
“oh THANK you, El-wheeze. You’re such a sweet baby to give that to me!”
“Do you want to do team work now, El-wheeze? Teamwork is when you work together.”
all in the nicest sing-song-iest voice.
As we drove to dinner last night we heard Ellie hysterically laughing, but no other sounds. Turning to look, Will was simply making funny faces for her, over and over and over again.
And when we see that sweetness, hear that love, it’s hard not to feel like we are in the very best moments of our lives and it’s bittersweet to know that they will be bigger before we even know it.
felicity - As I scrolled through this post, I actually said out loud, “Oh my god that kid is so cute.” And she is. As are the dresses.
Susanne - She IS SUPER cute!! I love that open back dress. I’m not sure if my L is excited about the dress, graham cracker or Ellie….but she sure is screaming and pointing at the screen with some enthusiasm!! HAHA!!
Jenny Yarbrough - Just discovered your blog! Not sure how I haven’t stumbled upon it in the past. I’m glad to have found it! Come by and say hi when you get a chance…
Ashley - She is too cute, my goodness! Love the dresses too, but Ellie with her Graham cracker -just adorable!