Slow down, baby

I took a similar picture of Javi lying on Bella when he was a baby. With Bella having passed away over a year ago now, and Javi well on his way to the ripe age of 7 1/2, I can't help but be hyper aware of the speedy passage of time we have already experienced and are experiencing. I feel panicky sometimes that I can. not. slow. down. this. life. I fear I will be standing at our front door one day repeating to myself, "I'm not ready. I'm not ready..." And there won't be a damn thing I can do about it then either. This is why moms cry so easily at the not-so-obviously sentimental things, I think... or at least it's why I do.

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