Was this really almost TEN years ago?!
what I really miss:
-chubby legs in a white onesie suit
-the total delight in little things, like playdough and bubbles and caterpillars
-midnight crying and teething
-buckling three wiggly boys into car seats
-superman capes as everyday apparel
-sippy cups
-sincere but lisping "I yuv woo, Mama"
-chubby legs in a white onesie suit-afternoon naptimes' sudden quiet
-2 or 3 wiggly boys on my lap to read to
-the total delight in little things, like playdough and bubbles and caterpillars -the garbled "toddler talk" that only John or I could interpret
what I really don't miss:
-constantly sticky high chairs
-that last month of pregnancy
-midnight crying and teething-baby hands pulling hard on earrings
-lugging a diaper bag everywhere
-buckling three wiggly boys into car seats-paying for megapacks of diapers
-finding and getting six shoes on and tied before every outingand on the days when the "Do miss" list gets longer than the "Don't miss" list? I cling to this comforting reminder:
"that for everything there is a season, and a time for every activity under heaven."
Ecclesiastes 3:1
1 comment:
There are a LOT of great things about small children! I know how much you must miss it. However, you forgot to put on the "don't miss list": ear splitting screams, changing #2, biting, pinching, tantrums in the grocery store, finding sippy cups that once had milk in them...my list could go on. I do want to say, lastly, that the hug (snuggle) that's meant only for Mommy, wipes the slate clean every time!
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