The wheel is turning and you can't slow down...

Lots of people have told me in the last few months to cherish this time with Helen because she won’t be this little long. Well, they were right! In the last few weeks she has really seemed to be growing fast! She can now sit up with her head straight in her Bumbo seat, push up on her arms during tummy time (she hates it, but she does it), and roll over! Yes, my little baby rolls over! I think she is getting some teeth in too, due to the sudden drooling and finger-biting. I have even caught myself in conversations about her saying “when Helen was little…” Ha! It just seems to have happened so fast, pretty soon she’ll be fixing me a drink! ;)
Anyway, while I am really excited (and a little sad, too) about all of these milestones, it makes me want to spend all my time with her! The day after she rolled over I went into her daycare and bragged to the ladies about it. Yeah, this was old news to them, apparently. She had been doing it for days! Ugh. As much as I want to stay home with her, I am reminded that my working is providing her with a better life. That thought gets me through it.
So, here are some gems from our afternoons together. Enjoy! (She’s getting so big!)

Twinkies

She loves those damn cloth diaper things that we use as burp cloths...won't go anywhere without one.

Helen and her monkey