Your'e Gonna Miss This

Do you ever feel like time is flying by?  I swear it feels like just yesterday I was in college, but here I am 11 years later,  married and a mom of soon to be two kids.   When did I turn into a "mam"?  I mean I am only 33 does that warrant being called "mam", it makes me feel old.  I refuse to believe 33 is old. 

Sometimes I look at all the young college kids here with a bit of envy.  College is such a carefree time in your life, no real responsibility yet, you can come and go as you please.  I remember being in college thinking I can't wait to graduate and get my own house and work!  Now I realize I should have savored those moments, I had it good then when my parents footed the bill and all I had to do was attend a few classes and fraternity parties.  Life was good.

I think being a parent the same thing happens.  We keep saying I can't wait til my baby sleeps thru the night, or my child is potty trained, or til they go to school;  always trying to rush things.  Same with my pregnancy I am always counting down the days until I have this baby.  But you know what these are some good times probably the best in our lives when our children are young and innocent.  They are so sweet and pure hearted right now.  I know one day soon Sterling will not want to sit in my lap or have me kiss him in public anymore and that makes me sad.  I know after I have this baby, I will miss feeling her kick me and move inside me.  There is something so amazing about feeling your baby move and grow inside of you.

While some days it feels like this pregnancy has crept by for the most part I swear it has flown by.  Your second pregnancy goes by in the blink of an eye.  I can't believe my due date is 49 days away.  The end of pregnancy is brutal indeed and not gonna lie I am ready for this baby,  but I am trying to enjoy and make special these last few days while Sterling is my only child.

I am so guilty of spending way too much time on my phone and the computer not really savoring these moments with Sterling.  I tell him to go play or watch a tv show not really taking the time to sit and play with him with no distractions.  I am always trying to fold clothes, clean house, work on my blog, always something, not giving him my full attention.   As moms we have to multi-task and we are constantly on the go and so busy.  But I am really trying to slow down and take advantage of  these moments with Sterling as my only child and the last few weeks of my pregnancy.  If my house is kind of dirty or the clothes don't get folded til tomorrow that is ok.  Truly listening to my son and putting him first is most important.   I  am trying to be grateful for this crazy and busy time in our lives.

Sterling turns 4 in February and I swear the last 4 years have gone by in the blink of eye.  Who ever said the days are long and the years are short was right on about parenting.  So many people are fighting such big battles from illness to poverty that if my biggest worry of the day is Sterling pitched a tantrum or peed on the floor my day is pretty darn good.   Sterling asked me the other night if I would still rock him when the baby came and my heart about melted.  My sweet almost 4 year old still wants me to rock him and love on him, doesn't get much better than that.

Today, I challenge all you moms, soon to be moms,  and even those without kids to just be grateful and take some time away from your phone and computer to really appreciate the spot in your life you are in right now.  For one day you may look back and realize this was the best time in your life.

I know I have mentioned this song before it, but I think of it often, it says its perfectly.

"You're Gonna Miss This"

She was staring out that window, of that SUV
Complaining, saying I can't wait to turn 18
She said I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said I was just like you

[Chorus]
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These Are Some Good Times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her It's a nice place
She says It'll do for now
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says Baby, just slow down

[Chorus]
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These Are Some Good Times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
She keeps apologizin'
He says They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
Huh, it's hard to believe, but ...

[Chorus]
You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These Are Some Good Times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this
You're gonna miss this
Yeah, you're gonna miss this 

I think Fridays are my deep thought days:)  Have a great weekend friends!

xoxo