The Parent Eye

Every day Kaila-Marie and Josiah grow up just a little bit more. The last few weeks have seen simutanous changes. Josiah is starting to really copy sounds. It actually sounds like he is saying the word half the time, but he is just copying the sound. He is also learning to eat off a spoon and loves climbing things. Kaila-Marie is such a little snuggle-bug. She rarely cries, but when she does she usually just wants to be held. She has begun batting at objects and smiling. It is such a joy to see her little face light up when she sees us.

The past two weeks I have been trying to capture her cuteness on camera. Trying to narrow it down to just a few pictures to put on the blog is pretty much impossible due to a condition I will refer to as, the "parent eye." That's right, Ryan and I will look at 50 nearly identical pictures of our kids and think each one is so cute. Under each photo I will put what goes through my head as I decided it just couldn't be cut out.

The Inner Monologue of the Parent Eye

"Classic Kaila look."

"Look at the little eyebrow and mouth! She's in the middle of a great thought. She looks alot like Josiah when he was a baby in this picture."

"This shot just makes me want to kiss those little cheeks."

"A little shy smile, she looks so sweet and feminine."

"This is her little observant look."

"I love it when my kids look overjoyed."

"Awwww, her eyes look so sweet and big. These are the best shots, she has such cute looks in this series. Cute finger in the mouth."

"awwww, finger out of the mouth."

"Closed lip smile. Can't leave this one out."

"And the reason she looks the cutest in these pictures, she's being held by her (sick with the flu) daddy. Our little snuggle bug is so happy being held."

Josiah eating with a spoon, can't leave his accomplishments out!