Monday, May 4, 2009

Happy Birthday


It's been a year and what a year it has been! Parenting is life's ultimate crash course. Somehow time feels more like a folk tale trickster than a trusted constant. Sometimes we feel like it has only been a few days since we were driving to the hospital to give birth. Other times we feel like life before parenthood was eons ago, whole separate lifetimes away. It feels like both. 
Selah is one year old and such a little person. She is both opinionated and full of laughter, stubborn and melt-your-heart sweet. Although we can't understand her exact words yet, we understand the cadence and meaning of what she is telling us and we look forward to the coming months when we get to hear her little babbles turn into recognizable phrases. Until then, we'll keep enjoying the continual babble.