Of Busyness and Fleeting Moments...

This is a tiring week. It is a bit of a tail chasing week, as we are preparing for a special church service and fellowship potluck this weekend. I was just thinking this afternoon about how these really are the best years of our life as our kids are growing, but we often seem to be too busy to fully savor the moments. The busyness leads to a lot of fatigue and tiredness. We do plan on slowing down very soon, and this week is unusually busy for our family.

Then...here is the kicker....Speaking of fleeting moments, or fleeting 5 years, Analese pops up with a loose tooth today!! The other night, I looked at her as she was getting out of the bathtub, and I thought her right front tooth had shifted or something. I felt of it, and convinced myself that I was imagining things. But it does seem to be loose tonight! She is so excited. She can't keep her tongue off of it, and she keeps looking in the mirror and saying things like, "I'm really growing up!"

This also prompted me to measure the kids tonight and calculate their growth percentiles. Here is the breakdown:

Analese

40.8 pounds (52%)
42 3/4 inches (45%)

Mariele

26.6 pounds (24%)
33 1/2 inches (5%)

Analese has always hung around the 50-60% mark on the growth charts since infancy. Mariele is my tiny, petite, short one. They are both perfect, in my eyes. Total healthy cuties.

I took loose tooth pictures while Analese was in the bathtub tonight. The loose one is the front right. And, as you can see, her tongue is constantly pushing on it. She is so very proud!