.A Moment.

Last night, G and baby girl fell asleep together on the couch while I was making dinner.  When I looked over and caught a glimpse of this moment, all I could do was smile and snap a quick shot.  It was evident that neither were waking up soon, so I took the time to quietly eat dinner, finally read the latest InStyle magazine, take a relaxing, uninterrupted hot shower, catch up on emails, watch the season premiere of Project Runway, and start my latest novel.  By then, hours had passed and as I sat down to escape in my book, I couldn't help but look up from what I was doing over and over to look at my little family still cuddled up. 

It was captivating; I just wanted to take a thousand pictures of the moment so I would never forget it.  These first six weeks as a family have been indescribable... many moments have taken my breath away... but this was something different.  I've been fighting to stay in the here-and-now in order to really take advantage of this time, bonding with my daughter and watching Dylan rapidly grow and slowly discover the world around her.  For this moment though, I allowed myself to envision the future of Dylan and her dad in years to come... our family curled up on the couch after a family dinner following a long day, surrounded by our pups... and it was overwhelming and good.  So I watched them for a little bit longer because letting the moment happen in front of you and absorbing it whole-heartedly is the best way to preserve it.  I hope this never gets old.

I also hope you get to experience a few of these good moments this weekend.  I am looking forward to celebrating our third wedding anniversary a little early myself!