How did he get from this...
... to this?
It hit me this morning when I came downstairs and saw him in his pajamas. He used to be so tiny. I used to cuddle him like I do with Halle now. I would change his diapers (well, I guess I still do that), nurse him to sleep, stare at him all day, give him toys to chew on, try out solids for the first time. He couldn't talk to me. He couldn't tell me he wanted cereal. He didn't make car noises when he watched "Keen" (Lightening McQueen). He didn't beg me for crackers. He didn't love to play hide and seek with Derrick. He didn't sing us, "No more monkeys!" He didn't say prayers. But he was cuddly and cute and slobbery (and pukey.. and loud). And all of it wasn't that long ago.
Even this little one has gone from this...
Even this little one has gone from this...
...to this in just a few short months!
Today I put some 6-9 month clothes on her, and they fit! And what kills me is that she will be a year old when we go home for Christmas. Our families are missing her whole babyhood. Do you realize how much a baby changes in a year? They won't even recognize her. She will be crawling, pulling up to furniture, maybe even close to walking. And then soon she will be begging me for more crackers, dancing around as she watches princess movies, telling me stories, singing me songs, like a regular 2 year old. It goes by so fast. I just want to drink in every moment and remember it. The little giggles and squeals. The grabbing of the feet. I even love the crinkly diaper noise when the move because it sounds like baby noises to me.
I know growing is good. It's part of the whole plan. But I still find myself begging my babies to stay babies. I guess that's why women get baby hungry again. (Don't worry, I still have a baby and I'm not there yet.) I guess all I can really do is really enjoy these moments while they are still here.
6 comments:
Im with you on this! Im so afraid that I will forget the little things. :( Theychange so fast, and sometimes even literally overnight! I find myself 'missing' Addie sometimes, which always makes me laugh when I thin about it because she's still here, and she's so fun, i enjoy 'now' so much ... I wish I could just hold on better to 'then' :)
your pictures are so cute! my favorite is the last one of you and Hayden.
I love this post! You said it so well. I just want my babies to stay babies too, but I also relish in every new moment they experience as they grow; and I feel so blessed to have a front row seat.
Our extended family has missed seeing our kids grow up too. No matter how much you post pictures on your blog or tell them what they are doing, they are still so shocked to see them all grown up. It is definitely not the same. ;(
That was a fun post. It is always fun to be reminded how much we need to enjoy the moments we have with our kids because really... they are ALWAYS changing.
Oh Erin, you teach me something every day!! I am totally with you on not wanting your babies to grow up. :)
I wanted so say thank you also for the comment you left on my blog about "I am a Mother." I appreciate the way you always offer me a different viewpoint that I hadn't thought of (like the Halle waking up 2 times a night is a GOOD thing, and 2-4 accidents isn't THAT bad). You have more patience than I do and I'm grateful for you as a friend!!
Such a sweet post, Erin! I definitely understand how you feel! I hate how they grow up so fast. Way too fast. I miss Asher being a baby, and I know that I'm going to look back and mourn for these days sometimes when Lorelai is his age. I'm going to miss being able to cradle her to sleep (yes she still loves this at 8 months old), nursing her to sleep, everything. There isn't a single bit of it that I don't love. Of course I adore the 2 year old age Asher is at, but I'm always going to miss each stage they pass.
I am so glad that we can see what you guys are up to now that you live so far away. The kids are so cute. Hale is so cute and Hayden is so fun to watch. Congrats on the house. We miss you guys.
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