A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

The past few days I’ve been posting a second photo on her outfits on Instagram(thenightbakery). Today’s photo is both. For outfit details go to Instagram and tap the image.

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

I couldn’t do just one today. She slays me daily, but wanting to hold my hand, good god that is the best thing ever. Carrying groceries is also totally adorable.

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

2.5 seconds after I took this photo the dog attacked the door. She(the dog) does not like interacting through glass.

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

Obviously I didn’t actually take this photo. I texted my husband to take a photo of us napping, and apparently I’ve finally taught him enough about focus and composition to get something. Luckily I had left the settings on the camera on something suitable to get a good exposure!

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

She’s obsessed with her high tops. She seems to have inherited her mamas love for shoes.

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

She’s determined to learn how to screw and unscrew caps.

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

Today for the first time in far too long I strapped this child to my chest and set out on a walk. I was quickly reminded of how fast she’s grown, how small she was when just a year ago I started walking with her every day. Her feet now hang down well past my hips, quietly tapping against my legs as I walk. Her head now comes up to my nose. Her weight, oh that I knew had increased but her height, that sneaks up on you. She still likes being carried in the Ergo, one of the few baby-esque things she still allows. Last March she was so tiny as we walked. Not yet able to sit up, not yet eating food. What a different child she is in such a short span of time. It’s funny how differently time passes when you have a child around to measure it by.

Today we sat on the couch, watching people walk their dogs as she exclaimed loudly each time one passed. She heard the snow plow and quickly scurried up on the couch to peer out again and see what she was missing. She feeds the dogs. She helps unload the dishwasher. She throws away garbage. She puts her cup of milk in the fridge when she’s done with it. She tells me when she needs to go potty. She’s rounding the corner on halfway to two and I can’t believe how quickly it’s all going. Soon I won’t have a baby, or a toddler. Soon I will have a little girl.

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

She’s quite the mischievous one. She wanted to sit in the chair rather then her highchair and proceeded to immediately stand up and feed the dogs blueberries.

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

She loves to FaceTime with her Papa at lunch. There’s always lots of squeals of delight as she waits for the screen to change from her own face to his.

A portrait of my daughter every day in 2014

This book has little buttons that make noise for each animal on the side. She’s learned to flip through the pages and match up the correct button with each page. It surprises me sometimes how smart she is.