And so I take this unusual moment....

...to show you pictures of Sarah sitting straight up. That's right folks, straight up. Which means --no leaning! She always leans to her right when she sits. This has been going on since she was a toddler. And it stubbornly remains to this day. So she has various pillows and lateral supports for her right side. Or she leans on her right elbow for support. Not good for the spine to be doing the 'Rett Lean' as I have recently learned it has been called.

So tonight after her shower, I wrapped her in her towel and plopped her on the chair. And there she sat. Straight up! No lean! So I ran and got the camera! A very important moment! In her bath towel, no less! Hey, I'll take what I can get. Maybe next time she will be in a cute outfit! But, I guess, beggars can't be choosers...

The clasp

This is what Sarah's hands do all by themselves. She does not purposefully clasp her hands. Her hands are in this position 50% of the time. Sometimes when she wants to do something with her hands, I have to pry them apart for her. The left hand hangs onto the right hand for dear life and she cannot part them.
The day she was born, I looked over at her in her little clear hospital baby bassinette and she was lying on her side with her hands in this exact same pose. I thought she looked like she was praying. I had never seen an infant do that with their hands. Little did I know.

A sweet day

I thought I'd share a few photos of Miss SarahScott that I took this afternoon right after lunch. We are in a lull these days. The activity of the move and the holidays is behind us. Spring is still a bit away. It is pretty sunny but very cold, so we are mostly still indoors. However, today Sarah and I were feeling well rested(lol), so we were up for a jaunt to the mall and dinner at Fridays. Yum. She loved it. It's all about the french fries!! We got home around seven, she watched a Celine DVD and was out like a light, as they say, by 8pm. A sweet day.

A memory quilt for me

This is a quilt that I had made for Sarah. Since she was a baby I have saved pieces from her dresses and clothing. All this fabric has been hanging around in my closet for years and years. Finally I found someone to make the quilt, her riding instructor! And this is the result. For me, it's full of memories. Each square reminds me of a different time in our lives, a different dress, a different outfit. Memories of how small she was. How I loved to dress her. It's very special. The border of the quilt is made from the fabric from her crib bumper pads. I loved the colors in her crib.
The backing is pink flannel with little dancers sprinkled about. I asked for flannel and sarah's instructor picked the pattern. It is all too cute.
Just wanted to share.