Is there anything better..

Is there anything better than holding your baby? I am not sure why, but the past several days I just cannot get enough of Aspen. I am fortunate enough to be able to stay home with her, and lately I have been thinking about the fact that one day she will not want me to hold her anymore. I have heard from so many people.."don't hold your baby all the time or she will never learn to be ok without you". I understand the reasoning behind that, but I just have to hold that precious girl and love on her. I have put housework and other things on hold lately because I cherish those times with her so much. A good friend of mine named Lena Powell is 81 years old, and when Aspen was born she gave me quite different advice than a lot of people when she said, "hold her all the time and never become too busy to cuddle with her." At the time I was exhausted from late night feedings and I was like, "yeah yeah...sure when I have a break from feeding her I will gladly enjoy her." Her advice was so good though and stems from her enjoyment of her babies. She seems like she enjoyed being a mom so much. I want to enjoy Aspen as well. She is really getting big. We have a new game where I chase her and she crawls away as fast as she can. When she crawls away she looks behind at me and just giggles because I tell her I'm gonna get her. She is also pulling up on chairs and trying to balance herself. I want her to stay a baby as long as possible. It seems like they change and grow so fast! God is so good to bless us with such a sweet girl.