New Pics… Does my Nana see?

Livvy and I will have these moments of pure love.  She’ll be sitting on my lap (stomach to stomach) and she’ll just look my face over like she is trying hard to remember the details.  I’ve memorized her face; her eyes and every speck of gold and green that shine through, her mouth and how she holds it slightly open when she is watching TV or staring off into space, her cheeks and how they get ever so flushed when she is only a little warm, her hair when her ringlet curls fall so softly against the top of her back.  It is moments like this when I’ll turn my head up towards heaven and ask my nana “Are you seeing this kid”?  And I truly wonder is she seeing how amazing my baby is?  How beautiful she is both inside and out?  How happy she makes me?  How not a day goes by that I don’t wish that they could meet.  I know that my Nana would have just eaten her up and I almost feel bad that she never got the chance to.

Don’t mean to bum everyone out, but I’m sure someone out there can relate.  And since I know that it is difficult to decipher the tone behind writing/words, I’ll clarify it.  I’m not really sad.  It’s more of an awareness thing.  Being VERY aware that my Nana is not here; not yesterday, not today, nor will she be tomorrow.  I’ve accepted this long ago.  I will, however, continue to hold her close in my heart.  I will talk to her every chance I get and I will pray to her nightly that she watches over the great grandchild that has never met that I know she would so undoubtedly love.  And you know what?  She does watch over her.  I know this is certain.  I can feel her in my heart.

Anyhow, enough of that.  Let me get you moving onto my pictures.

Look at her expression in this first shot.  She was irritated that I took out the camera (God forbid) so she made a point to look the other way.  Yes folks, this is my FRESH baby!  I really need to stop referring to her as a baby.  I can’t believe how BIG she is getting.  She is going to be 2 years old in two and a half months!  I haven’t even started planning yet!  I’m a horrible mother.

I’m linking up the shot below to the following Photo Challenges!  Some of these linkies will not go live until Friday.

 

How fun is this next animated clip?  Yes, it’s a GIF.  I wrote a previous post about creating a GIF HERE incase you missed it!  I love seeing my pictures come to life especially when it includes a cutie having fun running down her first BIG hill, and without falling!  Go Livvy!  Mommy is so proud of you!

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