Today, Paul and his dad built us a porch swing while Regan, Ann and I sat in the shade in the front yard. I envision many happy memories involving that swing!

New concept

I'm going to try something new here. Instead of holding out until I feel like I have something really major to write about, I'm going to try to write just a few sentences about the day every day or so. I just want to be able to look back at these posts and remember and relive these moments. I'm also not going to worry too much about these being very well-written or anything because that tends to hold me back from just jotting down a thought.

So here goes.

Today, Paul sat Regan on the recliner chair and sat on the floor in front of it so they were face to face. He played with her like that for a long time, and she laughed and laughed, and we all laughed and laughed. Later, she practiced her backwards army crawl maneuver for a while and got so frustrated by it that she kicked her legs and smushed her nose into the carpet. As I was putting her to bed (after winning the daily changing table wresting match) I looked at her face and had a moment of pure love and peace - her soft little head nuzzled in my elbow, her hands curled up under her chin, her soft pink striped blanket tucked around her, and her little green and yellow pacifier nearly falling out of her sleepy mouth. It was one of those moments when I wished my brain had the power to perfectly capture a memory and an emotion and file it away for another day.