I'm not really sure this is my favorite photo from this week. I have ones of her smiling and playing. Ones of her siblings and a really nice photo of a Bungie at the zoo. Plus I am so tempted to remove the owie from her nose in photoshop.
But if photography is about remembering what happened, this photo captured that moment. The moment that is right after her smiling and looking at me...but losing interest in connecting with me when the camera is in front of my face.
The day after she scratched her face tripping in the yard.
The month when she started seeking comfort from Mommy and Daddy for her physical owies...even the little--can't possibly be hurting--owies.
With most kids you worry about how to train them to buck-up, not need Mommy to kiss every tiny booboo, and to one day be able to handle the little things on their own. But while Sweet Pea trusted us almost immediately to provide her with the necessities...MORE MILK coming fairly quickly in her vocabulary...the idea that Mommy and Daddy are here for the little things is taking a little more time.
So while this scratch looks and feels to Mommy a bit more than a little thing, the fact that she took and wanted comfort and rocking after the fact is the big thing. One more step on that mountain called Attachment. Even more important is the bug bite on her arm that hurt 3 weeks ago, and yet every morning and sometimes throughout the day Mommy must kiss.
So as much as I wish I could photoshop her owies well in real life, being allowed to comfort her in one more area of her life is a moment worth treasuring. So this photo represents that even if it isn't the best photo and I have to forgo using the tools of modern technology.
The day after she scratched her face tripping in the yard.
The month when she started seeking comfort from Mommy and Daddy for her physical owies...even the little--can't possibly be hurting--owies.
With most kids you worry about how to train them to buck-up, not need Mommy to kiss every tiny booboo, and to one day be able to handle the little things on their own. But while Sweet Pea trusted us almost immediately to provide her with the necessities...MORE MILK coming fairly quickly in her vocabulary...the idea that Mommy and Daddy are here for the little things is taking a little more time.
So while this scratch looks and feels to Mommy a bit more than a little thing, the fact that she took and wanted comfort and rocking after the fact is the big thing. One more step on that mountain called Attachment. Even more important is the bug bite on her arm that hurt 3 weeks ago, and yet every morning and sometimes throughout the day Mommy must kiss.
So as much as I wish I could photoshop her owies well in real life, being allowed to comfort her in one more area of her life is a moment worth treasuring. So this photo represents that even if it isn't the best photo and I have to forgo using the tools of modern technology.
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