Don't You Ever Grow Up

Have you heard the new Taylor Swift song, "Never Grow Up?" It makes me cry. The lyrics describe how I feel better than I could ever say it.

Mitch and I always joke that Layla is "growing up so fast." But she really is. **tear** I wish Layla would stay little forever. I wish I could freeze time and enjoy her this way forever.

But alas, she keeps on growing. And that's okay because I love each stage and I love to watch her learn new things. I just wish it didn't happen so fast! She just cut her first tooth on her 7 month old birthday (the bottom left tooth, to be exact). She's a lot happier now that the tooth is through. She was never super grumpy, but we could definitely tell that she was teething for about one week before the tooth actually showed up. She had a slight fever, was grouchy, didn't take long naps, and woke up during the night. But if we kept her distracted and gave her things to chew on then it wasn't too bad.

Here's some nakey pics of her at 7 months.

Before bath time

During bath time

After bath time

All clean!!!

Here's a few more things I'm grateful for:

Day 8: the Gospel. It gives me an eternal perspective that I wouldn't have otherwise. I know why I'm here on this crazy earth! I have hope and faith and that comforts me.

Day 9: TiVo. I can fast forward through commercials and record shows that I'm not home to watch. That's awesome.

Day 10: left overs. Some nights I just don't want to cook.

And someday when I get around to printing this blog off into a book, here's the lyrics to that song:

Never Grow Up

Your little hands wrapped around my finger
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming
So I tuck you in and turn on your favorite nightlight

To you, everything's funny
You got nothing to regret
I'd give all I have honey
If you could stay like that

(Chorus:)
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
I won't let nobody hurt you
Wont let no one break your heart
No one will desert you
Just try to never grow up
Never grow up

You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mama's dropping you off
At 14, there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out
Someday and call your own shots

But don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember she's getting older too
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your PJs getting ready for school

(Chorus:)
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up

It could stay this simple
No one's ever burned you
Nothing's ever left you scarred
Even though you want to, just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what is sounded like what your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs
I just realized everything I had is someday gonna be gone

So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It's so much colder than I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in and turn my nightlight on

Wish I'd never grown up
I wish I'd never grown up
Oh I don't wanna grow up
Wish I'd never grown up
Could still be little
Oh I don't wanna grow up
It could still be simple

(Chorus:)
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh darling don't you ever grow up, don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple
Won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And even though you want to, please try to never grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just never grow up

(Taylor Swift Never Grow Up lyrics found on http://www.directlyrics.com/taylor-swift-never-grow-up-lyrics.html)