Not to get all sappy or anything, but the time goes by so quickly. I wish so many little things away and get excited when Hudson and Hayes start to grow up a little and move out of a phase.
But I want to hang on to the times when they’re asking to be held and kissed. The day will come when they’ll roll their eyes when I try to kiss them. Now they just want to giggle and cuddle. They may be noisy and they may have so many different needs. But that day is going to come when they don’t think they need me anymore.
So I wanted to make this little list so I can remind myself not to wish it away.
One day… We can go out to eat as a family without packing a huge bag full of toys and tricks to hold us over for just an hour.
One day… I won’t do three loads of laundry per day to clean up the drool soaked shirts and potty training clothes.
One day… They’ll go to school almost all day and I’ll be able to get so much done at home.
One day… They will stop fighting over toys and just do their own thing.
One day… They won’t stand down at my feet with arms reached up high saying, “hold you!” while I’m trying to cook.
One day… I’ll wish they were standing at my feet with arms reached up high saying, “hold you.”
One day… I will be the one stopping families when we’re out and I’ll say, “I remember when my boys were this age.”
One day… They will be taller than I am and running in the house at 7:00 p.m. after some kind of practice and kissing me on the cheek before saying, “I’m going to my room to do my homework and going to bed.”
One day… I’ll be able to fix dinner without the fear of burning something because someone has fallen down or is crying or having a meltdown.
One day… I’ll miss the days when the dinner table was noisy and it took me 45 minutes to eat because I was constantly up and down refilling sippy cups and cutting up food.
One day… Our house will be quiet and I’ll rely on their wives to keep me in the loop.
One day… I will count down the minutes until I can hug them.
Love this post, Erin. It is so sweet. Josiah says “Hold you.” too when he wants to be picked up and he always does it when I’m trying to cook dinner or when I’m holding Aiden. I know I’m going to miss it one day too.
New follower and first time commenter. I love this post and I feel like I am in this exact same season of life, except with just one little guy right now. I love this stage and dislike it all at the same time. Some things that used to be easy are now so hard but like you have put it, we just have to see that “this too shall pass.” Thank you for the perspective. Love your blog!
This post brought tears to my eyes as we just found out we are expecting our third boy in November. I am trying to cherish each and every moment I have with them because I know the years are so short-thanks for the reminder!
I have a two year old little guy. This post made me cry 🙂 So glad you posted-I always think-someday I will miss these days so much.
Great post! I try to remind myself of these things daily. My children are almost 8 and just turned 3 and it scares me how quickly they have gotten to these ages and how much more independent they become each day. It’s so easy to get caught up in all the daily stresses of life to not take the time to really appreciate each of their stages.
Brought tears to my eyes! So sweet!
Love this post, Erin. It brought tears to my eyes and really touched my heart. My husband and I lost our first pregnancy last week at 8 weeks. I have been struggling with the sadness and grief, but for some reason, this post today reminded me that everything will be okay and that all is perfect in God’s timing. I want to rush things so that I can hurry up and get pregnant again and feel that sweet joy, but I also want it to be right. I just have to remind myself to slow down. And I know the day will come when we do have children of our own, and I will want to slow down then too and just enjoy. Your boys are so sweet and precious! Kiss them as much as you can as often as you can:) Thanks for writing this today.
This made me cry, it is so true and so sweet!
Well this was depressing!!!!! Thanks for making me cry! 😉
You should give a “Mascara Alert” before sharing posts like this!! Gah! 😉
Our sweet, sweet boys. It’s so hard to remember to remind myself that I’m going to miss these moments one day. And it sounds so cliché, but it’s so true, and we WILL miss it. Knowing that now makes the hard times just a little bit easier. xo
Aww such a great post. Yes one day will come way too fast. I’m already one of “those” moms who remember when mine were “that age”. *sigh*. And though both of mine are 18 and grown I still look forward to the days I get to hug their necks! I haven’t seen my daughter in over 2 months now and get to see her this weekend so I am SO excited!!! :o))
Oh, you got me again Erin! Sometimes i complain to my husband about wanting just ONE DAY of a vacation away for “me time”. But you know–we have so many years in the future that will be all me time…and I know I will miss these crazy days so much. Thanks for this.
I so needed to read this today 🙂
As a 21 year old I’m sure my mom is wishing I was still a toddler and counting down the minutes until she can hug me. This hit home today Erin such a great writer, as always! Love your blog!
Oh, Erin. This brought tears to my eyes. Little boys grow too, too quickly.
That about made me lose it! I need time to slow down stat!!!!
What a sweet post. My son turns 6 months next week and I can’t believe how fast the time is flying by. I am trying to soak up every moment, even the not so fun ones. I know every phase will pass a little too fast!
I love this!! Even if it did bring tears to my eyes! I have 2 boys also and am in almost the exact same stage as you are so I can TOTALLY relate to every single thing on the list. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the reminder!
Cue the waterworks. Oh boy. I want to go wake up Hamp and squeeze him. I want to but I won’t because nap time is glorious and well deserved because of all the above moments. 🙂
From another mom of 2 boys…AMEN 🙂 I love those words…”Hold you, Mommy, hold you.”
my son is three months old & i too feel like time is slipping away. this brought tears to my eyes!
This is such a great post. So many times I get caught up in the terrible twos and although I don’t wish them away I do look forward to the day when things are a bit easier. Their needfulness at this stage though is so precious and fleeting. Thank you for reminding me of that.
Well…this one teared me up!! I remind myself these things all the time and it changes my perspective immediately…which always makes for a better day! I try to always live in the moment…sometimes that’s hard to do…especially on one of “those” days. Thanks for sharing!!
Oh, Erin!! This post was incredible. Time is going too quickly…and I know I’m going to miss this. But, yes, it’s a crazy life and I wish we lived next door to one another and could sip Dt. Cokes on our patios amongst the chaos! 🙂
Seriously, are you trying to make me cry???? Great post. All of us with little ones, let’s try to enjoy these days with them. They get big way too quickly!
Oh Erin! This post has me in tears!! I have two boys also and I can’t imagine that one day my house will be quite and I know I’ll miss the days of them running around and asking me a thousand questions. Thank you for reminding me to stop and take in the little things that I sometimes take for granted.
you need a disclaimer before posts like this 😉 you almost had me in tears at work yesterday!
this is beautiful girl. and so true. this is all just a season. the good and bad. thanks for them reminder to soak it up now because one day, it will all be gone.
Such a beautiful post! Thank you so much for sharing, & being a reminder of how sweet & simple life should be–& how we need to soak it up while we can & not take a day for granted! Thank you Erin! =)
Amen! I’m so there with you in this post. 🙂
Came to this site because of the vaccum give away and will now follow because of this post… I have 2 under 2, work full time, founded a non-profit organization for pediatric brain tumors, own a new business and try to keep our house in some sort of working order so I am always trying to remind myself to slow down and play with the girls. This posting made me want to leave work for the day and go cuddle! ha!
GAH!!! I’m totally crying reading this.
Time does go by too quickly. I’ve been trying to slow down this Summer and enjoy our time with just S before the new baby comes. Every time I look at him, I think about how fast he’s growing and I don’t want to miss anything!
And to your last two points, as much as I long for peace and quiet, I don’t want to think of the day that my house is quiet b/c they’ll be away at college, camps, etc. Makes me tear up thinking of the days to come for us mom boys.
I was just telling my husband yesterday how you say, “The days are long but the years are short”. It’s such a challenge holding on to everything and moving with the seasons at the same time…