Fun weekend, good dads

This was actually written 1/20 - What an awesome weekend we had. Hanging out with Ella Jane just gets better and better. The more she grows, the more she responds, the more stupid I act, the more she laughs and smiles....get the picture? Every day I want her to stop growing. Just stop. I love her the way she is. But then the next day, it is more fun than the day before. It is certainly a catch 22. But I will say I experienced something this past weekend that hit me right in the gut. When Ella Jane was born, when she was lifted up from a seat or the bed, she would stretch. But it was not just any stretch. She would reach behind her head and stick her rear out. It was the cutest thing to watch. She does not do that any more. And it was then I realized that yes, she is indeed getting bigger. I mean, she is always growing, but there is just something about that first time you see her not do something she used to do. It really puts things in perspective about how fast your children grow. I will never see her stretch like that again. Sure, for everything that she does not do now, she does 2 new things. But, I will say, I already miss the days when she was smaller.