While you were sleeping

At night, before we go to bed, Shawn and I always look in on Reilly. Shawn likes to gently rub her baby’s back, to steal a quiet moment while Reilly is sleeping. I just like to stare at my daughter, to take a moment to study her while she is not in motion.

Lately, we’ve both been commenting on how big Reilly is getting and how she is beginning to resemble a little girl. While she is active, we notice her budding vocabulary, or her ability to stand unsupported. While Reilly sleeps, we see the length of her hair, and the way her lean body, when stretched out to its full length, takes up a lot more crib that it used to.