Seeing this little baby face does crazy things to my heart. I love her like she is my own. Presley calls her a sister + I hope one day they will be as close as sisters. I wish we could show her just how much we love her but I never feel like I'v done enough. I hope being a constant face that she sees + trying to have a friendship with her shows that we care. It makes me so sad when she tries to give us a kiss, a pucker with sounds + all. Or when she tries to share her snacks through the phone. We pretend but it will never be the same as being in her presence + feeling those hugs + kisses. She is so incredibly sweet + funny to watch, at the age where everything is done out of pure curiosity. When I saw her in person last, she was a tiny baby, crawling + tumbling. Still tiny, she now has the large motor skills of a toddler, running + walking with a voice baby talking + mimicking every word her mama says.
I'm really trying to embrace the positive side here but not being around your niece + sisters sucks. My sisters have lived away for a while but now that I have a family of my own, their absence is felt more because Presley loves her family beyond anyone's capacity. I can't even begin to describe how much she loves the people in her life. Her heart grows flowers everyday for the people she loves, especially this baby girl, Amélie. 
This is one of my favorite pics of Amé. She looks so happy + like she's really going at her outside time. Her arms are back + she's ready to go.
That face!
