@colytrigg: For me, this was especially true with my second child. With my first baby, I had the gift of being fully immersed in those newborn days. I could study every little expression, memorize every tiny feature, and soak in every contact nap. But when my daughter was born, I already had a very demanding toddler who still needed me constantly. I did my absolute best to show up for both of them, and I poured everything I had into being the mother they needed. But if I’m honest, there has always been a part of me that grieved those first few months with her. I felt robbed of the quiet slowness I had experienced with my firstborn. So much of her newborn season felt divided between meeting the needs of a baby in my arms and a toddler at my feet. That is one of the reasons I love our EverAfter babies so much. No, they are not my real children, and nothing could ever replace them. But there is something deeply nostalgic and healing about their little faces, their soft silicone skin, and the weight of them in my arms. Holding them feels like being transported back in time, almost like being given a second chance… this time with a clearer mind and a fuller heart. They are weighted so perfectly that when they rest against your chest, the feeling is almost identical to those quiet moments when your babies would fall asleep on you… warm, heavy, safe, and completely at peace. Time keeps moving forward, and our babies keep growing. EverAfter portrait babies cannot stop time, but in a small, tender way, they can help us heal and reconnect with a season that passed far too quickly. 🤍 #everafterportraitbabies #dreamshyre #floridaartist #dollartist #florida

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