I totally agree. I think the same thing myself when the house is quiet and they are asleep. I can't believe my youngest is going to be FOUR this summer. It's really bittersweet!
My favorite part of my night is when I go to check on my kids before I go to bed. I can't snuggle on Teagan ecause she isn't a snuggly sleepy kid and snuggling wakes her up. But I do tuck her in and brush her hair back from her face. Zach is the one I can love on while he sleeps- I kiss his cheeks and hands and belly and toes and he will sometimes reach out for me as I go to stand up... asking for more. I love that time with each of them!
Awww. You are so right, we need to cherish the moments even when they are arguing. Because one day the quiet moments will be when they are gone. One of my biggest reasons for quitting work--so I could enjoy my babies now.
I'm the same way. After all the chaos that happens in the day, I feel like such a failure on some nights. Why can't I just be more patient, calmer about everything??
this totally sums up the way i think all moms feel. i spend the entire day just trying to make and then each night i feel bad for the way i handled the day. you said it perfectly!
Oh for the LOVE I fee exactly the same way. I slept in the guest room w/ my big kid last night...he was feverish and shares a room w/ his lil brother so he wanted some mommy time and who was I to say no? I just cuddled his little 5 year old self and stared at him for almost an hour before falling asleep. Sigh.
wow I have some of the same thoughts.. It is so true to look back and reflect. If we had a hard day I feel bad if things were kind of wild and then want to go and hug and kiss. Oh it does go fast..
I kept waiting for the....and then they woke up, etc!!! You are right though...they grow up so fast!! Sometimes I wish mine could stay 4 forever. He's independent, yet still sweet and in love with his mama. If only it could stay that way!
That's a very sweet poem, Shell! I know I love watching them on the video monitor when they sleep. Especially Maddie because she's in a crib and still sleeps with her butt in the air. :)
I was so feeling these today. I often wish the day would move along so that they will go to bed and dream sweet dreams and it will be quiet. Then they are quiet and sleeping and I remember that soon. Very soon, they will not want to play with me anymore, and my house will be quiet and empty soon enough. I need to learn patience. Enjoy each moment, regardless of how loud they are.
Oh now this I can relate to! It's so so true. But it can be so hard to be appreciative of all their energy when they're driving us crazy all day!! I think as long as we take a moment, even when they're sleeping, every day to commit to memory, we're doing okay.
No matter how mean Babe has been, if he naps too long I have to restrain waking him sometimes because he looks so sweet and peaceful and it makes me want to cuddle. Then he wakes up and is in everything, climbing everywhere, pulling my hair and squealing the brain piercing squeal of death. :]
Ditto. :-) I see Big Sister walking, and she's going into 1st grade at the beginning of August. And she poses for the camera and thinks that boys are cute already, and ohmygosh. *facepalm* But, every stage is so much fun -- fond stuff to look back on, so much to look forward to!
You know, it is so odd, as I am looking from the other end. My "baby" is 17! One thing that has been funny is that I have to be willing to stay up late as it seems she opens up more and more the later it gets! So if I want to have open communication with her, I have to stay up til midnight or later! Lol! Love your blog!
That was beautiful!!! Recently my "sister" Rachel...the one whos daughter passed away last month of cancer said something to me that has not left me head. She said "spend each day as if you won't see tomorrow, give that extra hug even if you don't have the time because what if you woke up the next day and they weren't there to hug. Try not to have any regrets and do not wish away time." So true....thats why I loved this post!
Amen! I find myself staring at my youngest one. He's not a baby anymore. He is 4. I try to remember to enjoy him. Because it goes so fast. Beautiful and spot on.
This is so true! I wish I would have read this earlier in the day. There's something so perfect about those times when I watch them sleep that I wish I could just stop time all together. At those moments I wish there were no such thing as time. It's too short. Thanks for this sweet reminder.
I totally agree! Nap time is my favorite time of the day. It recharges me for the afternoon. :) I find myself sometimes just peeking in the room to watch the boys sleep - and never does it not bring a smile to my face.
It's that little tug of war that I imagine is always going on inside of you.
I'm doing that with school right now. Part of me is thinking, "Let's get this junk over with!" and another part is thinking, "Wait a damn minute! How did I get here so quickly?"
Although, I suppose life is always kind of like that, eh?
You know those things you want to say, but you might seem a little weird if you walked up to the moms you just met on the playground and said them? That's what I spill here.
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That was really sweet! I think that sums up how all moms feel just perfectly!
I need to see these times during the day too.
It does go by so fast...My oldest and my most challenging kid turned 12 last week :( I miss my babies sometimes...
So sweet! :)
We're on the same page. I'm also soaking up these moments. Or trying. Beautifully written.
*sigh*
so true, so true.
Maybe you should write a few real post its and stick 'em up around your house or put one on your face or on your boys faces...
;o) Sweet post its......
Sleep+Babies of All Ages=Angels in bed
What a sweet way to wake up to today!
Hold that thought. It will be over before you know it. Rosemary
I think the same things when I look at my boys so sweet when they're asleep, girl!
I totally agree. I think the same thing myself when the house is quiet and they are asleep. I can't believe my youngest is going to be FOUR this summer. It's really bittersweet!
My favorite part of my night is when I go to check on my kids before I go to bed. I can't snuggle on Teagan ecause she isn't a snuggly sleepy kid and snuggling wakes her up. But I do tuck her in and brush her hair back from her face. Zach is the one I can love on while he sleeps- I kiss his cheeks and hands and belly and toes and he will sometimes reach out for me as I go to stand up... asking for more. I love that time with each of them!
So sweet and so true.
I still love when I catch one of them smiling in their sleep.
Awww. You are so right, we need to cherish the moments even when they are arguing. Because one day the quiet moments will be when they are gone.
One of my biggest reasons for quitting work--so I could enjoy my babies now.
I'm the same way. After all the chaos that happens in the day, I feel like such a failure on some nights. Why can't I just be more patient, calmer about everything??
EXACTLY!
this totally sums up the way i think all moms feel. i spend the entire day just trying to make and then each night i feel bad for the way i handled the day. you said it perfectly!
I really think when a time machine is eventually invented it will be by a mother.
awww how sweet
great post its!!! super sweet!
So true. When I am older and the kids leave, I know I'll be wishing for all those moments that I wanted to speed by.
My husband snapped at our 7 year old, "Grow up!" when she was whining. And, I thought, "Nooo! Slow down!"
I love this post! It is SO SO SO true!!
Savor every moment ... because it does go by way too quickly.
that is so sweet!
Oh for the LOVE I fee exactly the same way. I slept in the guest room w/ my big kid last night...he was feverish and shares a room w/ his lil brother so he wanted some mommy time and who was I to say no? I just cuddled his little 5 year old self and stared at him for almost an hour before falling asleep. Sigh.
Oh. That is just too sweet. I <3 it!
Fan-friggin-tastic!!! Perfectly said!!!
Very sweet.
wow I have some of the same thoughts.. It is so true to look back and reflect. If we had a hard day I feel bad if things were kind of wild and then want to go and hug and kiss. Oh it does go fast..
So true! What a sweet post. It made me tear up!
That just says it all! Great post :)
Happy PINT!
Loved it
just beautiful and tweeted cause I had to share it..
I kept waiting for the....and then they woke up, etc!!! You are right though...they grow up so fast!! Sometimes I wish mine could stay 4 forever. He's independent, yet still sweet and in love with his mama. If only it could stay that way!
I can literally sit all day watching my little guy be himself. It's wonderful.
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Oh I so feel you on that, I think I need to copy and print those and place them on the wall in my house.
Sooo sweet. I think you just stole my PYHO post for tomorrow! But, you said it much better than I would have!
Shell...that was beautiful. You brought tears to my eyes...Will is almost out of diapers and it makes me so sad that he will not be a baby anymore.
The days go so slowly and the years so quickly ...
okay now those are the sweetest post its I have ever seen!
Wish I had that mind set right now I am ready to strangle some kiddoz that are fighting over stupid bouncy balls! ;)
That's a very sweet poem, Shell! I know I love watching them on the video monitor when they sleep. Especially Maddie because she's in a crib and still sleeps with her butt in the air. :)
thanks for the support on yesterday's post. what you have here are my exact same sentiments while he's asleep, too.
happy PINT :)
That was lovely! You should have that published or framed or something. Beautiful sentiments of a mom. :)
Mine look like little angels when they are sleeping...although I know better when they are awake...lol!
I have awesome kids and I am so proud of them. A mom's love for their children is so strong...a bond that can't be broken!
i love the post it thing so fun all the time.
I was so feeling these today. I often wish the day would move along so that they will go to bed and dream sweet dreams and it will be quiet. Then they are quiet and sleeping and I remember that soon. Very soon, they will not want to play with me anymore, and my house will be quiet and empty soon enough. I need to learn patience. Enjoy each moment, regardless of how loud they are.
Oh now this I can relate to! It's so so true. But it can be so hard to be appreciative of all their energy when they're driving us crazy all day!! I think as long as we take a moment, even when they're sleeping, every day to commit to memory, we're doing okay.
What a sweet post-it.
Very sweet!
Shell, this was extremely sweet!
Thank you for voicing what I so often feel.
Nice poem yo, I really dug it
So true!
Very sweet. And true!
Me too! It goes by waaaaay to fast!
YES YES YES YES!!!!
No matter how mean Babe has been, if he naps too long I have to restrain waking him sometimes because he looks so sweet and peaceful and it makes me want to cuddle. Then he wakes up and is in everything, climbing everywhere, pulling my hair and squealing the brain piercing squeal of death. :]
I absolutely agree, 100%. Son #2 just turned a year old, and it's flown by! Where does the time go? Make it stop!
Ditto. :-) I see Big Sister walking, and she's going into 1st grade at the beginning of August. And she poses for the camera and thinks that boys are cute already, and ohmygosh. *facepalm* But, every stage is so much fun -- fond stuff to look back on, so much to look forward to!
I couldn't have said it better myself, hun!
Shell that is beautiful and oh so very true I think for all of us. The days are long but the years are short, every day I try and remember that.
You know, it is so odd, as I am looking from the other end. My "baby" is 17! One thing that has been funny is that I have to be willing to stay up late as it seems she opens up more and more the later it gets! So if I want to have open communication with her, I have to stay up til midnight or later! Lol!
Love your blog!
That was beautiful!!! Recently my "sister" Rachel...the one whos daughter passed away last month of cancer said something to me that has not left me head. She said "spend each day as if you won't see tomorrow, give that extra hug even if you don't have the time because what if you woke up the next day and they weren't there to hug. Try not to have any regrets and do not wish away time." So true....thats why I loved this post!
Amen! I find myself staring at my youngest one. He's not a baby anymore. He is 4. I try to remember to enjoy him. Because it goes so fast. Beautiful and spot on.
This is so true! I wish I would have read this earlier in the day. There's something so perfect about those times when I watch them sleep that I wish I could just stop time all together. At those moments I wish there were no such thing as time. It's too short. Thanks for this sweet reminder.
I'm so glad that I'm not the only one who gets all sentimental when the kids are asleep :)
It does go by too fast. Thank you for the gentle reminder.
I totally agree! Nap time is my favorite time of the day. It recharges me for the afternoon. :) I find myself sometimes just peeking in the room to watch the boys sleep - and never does it not bring a smile to my face.
Totally identify with this! It flies by so quickly.
It's that little tug of war that I imagine is always going on inside of you.
I'm doing that with school right now. Part of me is thinking, "Let's get this junk over with!" and another part is thinking, "Wait a damn minute! How did I get here so quickly?"
Although, I suppose life is always kind of like that, eh?
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