Turn Around for a Second...

Last week, Sophia and I were talking about when she was a baby. It occurred to me that she's never seen the videos of herself that I used to love to look at and share. So we came to the blog. I looked at the videos from the beginning of the blog to the present. If you're interested, you can click on the "Videos" label at the bottom of this post to make the same trek through time. I don't expect anyone else to be as drawn in as Sophia and I were, but just in case...

Anyway, back to the topic at hand, as I watched the videos of her learning to walk (around 15 months) or quoting a book (before two), I just realized how these short couple of years have changed my sweet toddler into this great big kid that I know now. She will never, ever be quite as "lump in the throat" cute as she was in those days. Saying "bow" as "bone" and singing all the wrong words and waddling to me for a wet kiss. Even as Sophia watched the videos, she couldn't help but laugh at her own silliness in those days. She said, "Look, Mommy, I didn't know how to take a bow!" I wouldn't trade this current phase for the world, but watching the videos reminded me that I have no choice in the matter. My Sophia will be at a different place in six months whether I'm on board or not.

And, while she'll never be cute in that same way again, I can really enjoy the cuteness and sweetness she carries around with her now. I love her creativity, although I could do without a tablespoon of the drama. (A post for another day) I've decided to be in another phase of taking lots of videos. Might as well have some great memories of almost-four-year-old Sophia, too. I may spare you many of them, however. Partly because as I looked back at those old videos, I thought to myself on a couple of them, "Really? Why did I feel the need to post this for the world?" Oh well. You've forgiven my lack of discretion, or you wouldn't still be reading....right?

So here's an example of what I consider to be video-worthy these days. A song and dance about various things, including the star Evangeline from The Princess and the Frog. Hopefully you enjoy it...