August 16, 2009
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Daddy and Baby.
We had an unexpected afternoon – Zoe wanted to go home with Grandpa and Grandma after church! So after stopping by our house on the way out for an extra change of clothes, her bunny and paccy (yes, she *does* still have that… there’s only so much you can change in a little girl’s life at one time!
), off she went! And delighted she was. Just a-grinning away in the back seat. Thanks, Mama Yoder!So Ben and I had the afternoon to ourselves! Well, almost. Baby Leah was still here, but it was a sweet time of actually *talking* over the BLT’s we had for lunch. Been a while since that happened!
But we both missed her. Funny how that happens. You get a little break, and then you start crying cuz you realize what it would be like if something would happen to your precious little girl, how empty it would feel.
Our thoughts were stirred that way through the sermon this morning, and our pastor sharing how they lost one of their little girls just around her first birthday in a car accident. Wow. I cannot imagine. Hearing things like that make me just want to treasure these days with all of my heart!
I had been wanting a few snapshots of Daddy and Leah, and it just wasn’t happening. Today, while the bacon was frying in the oven, I saw the light was coming in just right through the kitchen window so I grabbed my camera and took a few of Ben and Her Tinyness…
some black and white…
and some color
I’m just in awe of the size difference between their hands. Her little fingers can’t even wrap around his thumb!
I love these next two, despite Leah’s inability to look at the camera.
What a wonderful Daddy this little girl has…
Comments (11)
so precious. she is still so tiny. wow! just perfect.
Aren’t you on a posting binge now?! I love seeing all these sweet pictures of your little girls . . . and Olivia with her daddy too. Oh, and seeing how you always have a ribbon in their hair reminds me that I still need to buy one before the wedding and before our next photo shoot. Susanna and I were trying to come up with a “homemade” one around here last week, but nothing was working too well since I didn’t have much variety in the ribbon department. I think of you so much even tho our phone calls are short and few and far between this last while. Have a great week and pray for us if you think about us in the next several days of travel!! =)
I love pictures of little girls with their daddys. I think I have more photos of my daughter with her daddy than I have of myself and her. There’s just something so simple and sweet about them.
Cute photos! I also love hand photos…….. : )
Love it. Ben is a wonderful father indeed…
Darling!
Your pics from your recent posts are so darling! Zoe looks so much like you and Olivia is so tiny. I am still trying to imagine what life will be like with two little people-only 8 1/2 more weeks to find out I guess.
I was so challenged by your post about Living Worship. I am right with you there because some days it feels like all I do is so mundane and has no eternal value. My dear honey keeps reminding me that it’s not and what you posted goes right along with it. In my heart I know this, but to have it down in words like you did was so refreshing and challenging. Thanks and God bless!
just DARLING. love the bow and dress…
Got here on a rabbit trail…since I don’t really go onto Xanga anymore…from Carmen’s site, where I got a laundry soap recipe, but I have to say, your daughters are beautiful (like their mother)! I have two little girls, too, Chloe (3) and Olivia (just turned 1) and they were also QUITE overdue, 11 days and 10 days over, respectively! I didn’t have time to read everything or ogle over all the beautiful pictures, but I had to laugh over all the similarities I found while skimming through your site! Except for the car birth, oh my word, I just wish I could have experienced that with Olivia!
Went pretty much the other way! 
Just wanted to say, great site!
@charity82 - I thought it was so cool you have two little girls with almost the same names! That’s so neat! We had thought about Chloe instead of Zoe, because some people call me that as a nickname and it would have been sort of like a name sake, but decided for Zoe… Soo, guess you’ll have to let me know what your next baby is named.
And BOTH overdue too! My word, I think we could talk for a while if we’d have a chance to meet! 
Clarita, is it a little weird that I miss you if I hardly know you? I don’t really care. Just thought I’d tell you that a couple weeks ago, I started thinking about you so much and wishing we could get together to talk.
I think once life settles down, I might suggest a trip to GA.
@twofus_1 - oh christy, would i ever love to have you come!! and i’m blessed/honored/humbled that you would like to come. i think we could find lots to talk about…