I'll be honest. With my other kids there was so much going on with everyone that I rarely got the chance to hold them as they fell asleep. Now they are all old enough to take care of themselves for a few minutes while I put Stella down for a nap. So sometimes I take advantage of that and just hug her and cuddle her in my arms as she slips into dreamland. It's so wonderful that I often wonder if I'm the one whose really dreaming or if my dreams are just coming true.
She's walking in my shoes...literally. There was a time when I wore these vintage white patent leather beauties. Now it's Stella's turn to wear them. She's the only one of my girls that they have fit. So I'm passing them on to her.