last night, when I sat down to feed the baby again...

Him: Didn't you just barely feed her?

Me: More or less. She ate two-and-a-half hours ago.

Him: Wow. That went fast.


I couldn't agree with him more. I feel like I've entered a zone where time is accelerated—no, not accelerated, just radically altered.

For instance, I know exactly how many days this baby has been alive (29), and exactly how many days until my brother comes home from a two-year mission in India (only 2 now!). But my mom has often had to tell me what day it is when she's come to see how I'm doing. And I failed to wish some important people happy birthday—not because I forgot their birthdays, but because I failed to really grasp that it was April until 3:30 this morning. Hello, folks—we're almost halfway through the month.

She looks so harmless. Who knew she was capable of bending time?

8 comments:

Unknown said...

So true. From now on, any guess of the day of the week within 3 days is correct, and any guess of the date at all is admirable.

Nicholas James West said...

I love my niece soooo much!

Bryson and Tara said...

Haha! I can so relate. And, I certainly felt like that too. As soon as I was done nursing, it was nearly time to start again...

Danielle said...

HA! I can totally relate. There is a world of difference between 2 hours between feedings and 3. And then 4.

andi said...

And it kinda stays that way for quite some time!!

Adrienne said...

Oh my, the time warp only continues. Honestly, I have no idea what happened to the last 15 months of my life. It seems like just yesterday I had this tiny baby . . .

David/Dad/Doc said...

It is true. From my perspective, it doesn't seem that long ago for my kids. Now one is a new parent, one got married, one came home from a mission, one is graduating from high school, one just got her driver's license, and one just started going to young women's! And it is all just a few blinks of the eye away. Amazing.

emi. said...

wow she is so beautiful