It was one of those rare moments, the house was quiet:
Amaya was asleep, Joe had just stepped out to run some errands, and I didn't have any unfinished business looming over my head. And then I heard a little wimpering from the nursery; the kind of fuss that I knew would be soothed by some comforting and holding. So I went into Kendal's room, picked up my sweet baby, who doesn't seem so babyish these days, and I held her, and rocked her, and rocked her, and rocked her. I sang to her, and I stared into her beautiful face as she stared back at me.
I tried to soak in her smell, the way she felt in my arms, her sweet cooing sounds, her expressions... all the things I haven't had the time to devour like I did when there was just the one.
I hope my memory can vividly recall these tender times when my babies are grown up. I hate that these days fly by, full of mundanes that tend to overtake the preciousness that passes before my eyes.
I love being a mommy. If only I could slow the hands of time...
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Oh how I love those moments! But you're right, they do seem to come far less often with #2! Josh and I were watching little Jadyn walk across the kitchen today and it broke our hearts... I don't know where this last year has gone.
Your girls are so lucky to have a mama who cherishes them so much!
I totally agree, I feel the same way, even now that kenz is 6, and with gavin changing into this little man instead of the baby boy he once was. I am ready for the time when I can hold and rock a baby again!!!!
maybe there is a way to lock those memories away in our minds somehow, and we just haven't discovered it yet!
I love those moments and you are right, they are harder to come as life gets crazier. Cherish them. Baby Kendal is precious.
Cherish those moments and create them even if it means leaving dishes in the sink and toys strewn everywhere. Before you know it, it will be your little girl rocking her baby.
Love you,
Mom
With 3 little ones running through our house it is hard to take the time to just enjoy their sweet little personalities. But I often find myself just watching them sleep and my heart soars with love for my "midgets" every time. The trust our Heavenly Father has put in me with these beautiful little spirits is sometimes unbelievable.
And by the way I let the thrill of the catch get the best of me, I shall control the smile better next time.
You are the most amazing mother. Watching you with my girls makes me feel love so intense that the human heart is incapable of containing it. I love you Hill!
I know I will feel exactly how you do. I already worry about how fast our little boy is going to grow up!
hilla, hilla, hillary, i would have had no idea what you are talking about until yesterday when i saw my baby scarlett for the first time.
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You perfectly put into words what I was just feeling this morning! I was holding Lauryn and looking at baby pictures of Brynna. She grew up so fast. I just wondered where time went, knowing before I know it Lauryn too will no longer be a baby. I guess I'll just have to soak it all in while I still can!
Thanks for telling me about the miracle blanket- straight jacket - whatever term you prefer. i can't believe kids like that- I HATE having my arms strapped down! but hey, i know they like to be swaddled, so I will look into getting one for sure!
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