sleep over.

i had the pleasure of playing host to my favorite person last night.

this little nugget.  

you guys.  norah is growing up.  like, freaky fast.  jimmy john's style.  she's becoming this sweet and funny person.  sometimes when i look at her i have to squint really hard to see the baby that once was because there is a little girl masquerading in her place.

i miss that little baby.

but as much as i'll miss that wee little babe, the little girl that i'm getting to know is so. much. fun.  when norah slept over last night, it made me really excited to plan our aunt/niece relationship for the years to come.  i've got plans for you, little girl.

but back to our first sleepover.

lindsey spent the weekend in chicago and rich had to get up early for work.  rather than waking her up at the butt crack of dawn to take her to a sitter, they opted to have her sleep at my house.  for which i could not have been more excited.  our time together was short.  rich put her to bed right when she got to my house and picked her up at 8:30 this morning.  although our time together was brief, it makes me so excited for future sleep overs.  for staying up far past bed time to watch movies.  for DIY mud masks.  for m&m's in popcorn.  for chocolate chip pancakes in the morning.

see that coffee?  i sucked that mofo down like a boss.  but it looks like norah needed it more than i did.