October 1, 2014

slow down


tonight, as i'm running around the house, picking up all of the dog toys Harlee leaves everywhere, gathering all the laundry, waiting for the bottles to soak in the hot water a little longer, he cries out. this wasn't a normal cry, it almost sounded like "mom i'm done playing, pick me up". just as i did, his hand went out to grab some of my tee, he wrapped his other arm around mine, and put his head on my shoulder. he wanted his mom. i melted. just then i realized i needed to slow down again. all this rushing around just to get another thing checked off on my every growing list of things to do. he needed me more. thank you buddy for that small reminder tonight.

so we spent the rest of the night, dancing around the kitchen to some old garth brook's tunes, reading a couple halloween books (hey, it's october). then cuddled up on the couch with his night-time bottle, as i soaked him in a little more tonight. he will never be this small again. i need to stop and take it all in. remember these small moments, cherish them and don't ever take them for granted. ever.

7 comments:

  1. I love this, you are an awesome mama! :)

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  2. How sweet. Asa has started putting his head on my shoulder, too! It melts my heart. And he recognizes strangers now too!

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  3. It breaks my heart constantly every time I stop and think that Juli will never be this little again. We have to enjoy them while we can! They really do grow up faster than we realize.

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  4. So sweet. They grow too fast and it's always nice to get the little reminders to love on them now and forget the to do list

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  5. So precious! Mine isn't even here yet and I want to cry thinking about how fast he'll grow up.

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  6. He's one lucky little guy to have such a loving momma!!!!!!

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  7. I have been reading all your posts - sometimes I forget about blogs and am just on IG!
    I love your simple posts and your DSLR selfie skills are killer ;-) xo

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