“Higher!” Bailee giggled.
“You still haven’t gotten it?” Emma chuckled and lifted the girl higher. In the past few weeks, Emma learned Bailee has a love for books.
“Almost there”, Bailee struggled. Her little fingers wiggled as she reached for the spine of the book. Her pointer finger managed to hook it and the book fell into her palm. “We got it!”
“Very nice”, Emma was all smiles. “Oh? You’re getting heavy”, Emma noted as she set the girl on her feet. Emma had long noticed she didn’t have to crouch to get on the girl’s level. She’d gained a couple of inches as well. Soon she wouldn’t be able to hug the girl as she can now.
“Is that a bad thing?” Bailee asked clutching the book to her chest.
“Not at all”, Emma laughed, “you’re healthy, that’s all I could ask for.” Emma brushed the gi
