Raising a baby is difficult. It's hands-down, the most difficult job I've ever signed up for. But, with one smile, giggle, or snuggle, and my heart has melted into those little baby hands. Lately, I've often looked at him and wondered, how did you grow up so fast? Why are your baby rolls slowly disappearing? How do you have my eyes? Being a mom is weird. It's like you see yourself in a little human that you've created and raised. At the same time, he's completely his own human with his own little feelings and thoughts. Ethan is constantly on the move these days, ready to explore the world. So, last night, as I was rocking him to sleep for the night, I held him close to me, smelled his babyness, and kissed his cheek; Relishing that moment of him just being a baby for however long he'll let me. a blurry, grainy, but perfect shot from this past Sunday