Random Photo Tuesday

I didn't notice it while I was taking this picture, but as soon as I saw it on my computer screen, I almost felt like I'd been kicked in the stomach. She just looks so grown up. When did this happen? Where did my baby go?

I mean I feel like it was just a second ago that she was this baby that we were bringing home from the hospital.

I'm afraid to even blink again and find that when I open my eyes she'll be graduating from high school.

I remember having a similar reaction when I saw Amanda holding Alyssa for the first time. As if, somehow, she'd aged a few years when I wasn't paying attention.

Note to self: Pay attention at all times and whatever you do, do NOT blink!

Have to end with this one of Amanda because it makes me smile. She's getting far too old and sophisticated to have her picture taken looking like just a happy kid, so I often get either a serious look or a supermodel pose. She'll give me a a phony smile if I absolutely insist and she knows she can't get back to playing until she has appeased me.

This picture captures what Amanda actually looks like to me. Happy, silly, bright-eyed Amanda. Of course, I only got it because I told her I didn't care what she did because I was only taking a couple of test pictures to see if we had enough light. Go figure.