I Want to Remember......

all her little sounds

 her eyes lighting up when she sees my face

the way her eyes crinkle at the corners when she smiles

the first time she realized she could kick and splash in the bathtub

and after her bath still kicking but no splash came

the frustrated cries from not being able to turn all the way over

the little hand repeatedly batting at the red butterfly on my shirt

her feet (right now) pushing against my desk as she sits on my lap

the loud sound she makes trying to sneeze again when there are no more sneezes 

 Zeke kissing her, over and over, sometimes way too much

 Kiersten running for the camera to capture these moments

Micah rocking her for hours, both of them quiet and so content

Nathan packing her into the carrier for a walk outside when she's fussy 

all of us together in our little living room as Tim reads the Bible to us

How to hold on to all the memories???  I forget so quickly.  But I want to remember.   I don't want to let these moments slip into nothingness.  Phoebe changes every day, so quickly.   But so do the rest of my children, just more subtly.  In only six days my first baby will be fifteen and truly the years have flown by.  I feel like I can't keep up.  But I want to.  I want to be present in every moment.