Baby Book Blues

So tonight I decided to fill in some missing information in the kids baby books. I have so enjoyed opening these from time to time and looking back on what they could or couldn't do and different ages. I quickly added some details in Jimmy's book and then opened up Skylar's. The book we had gotten for her had enough space and questions to go through the 2nd year and ends asking about their favorite things as a 3-year old. As I filled in all the details and reflected I became sad. Time has gone so quickly and they are already so grown in so many ways. I want to keep them little and innocent for as long as I can. I am so proud of all the wonderful things they have learned to do but yet there is still the sadness too. I think the hardest part was filling out the last page in her book. The last page in her BABY book?? Seems like yesterday I wrote on the first page and the last page seemed impossibly far away. So, there it is - the constant conflict that is mothering. Allowing these precious little people the room and space to grow even when we want to keep them little forever.

Big Boy!

We transitioned Jimmy from his high chair into a big boy chair at the kitchen table tonight. Moments like these are happy and sad. He is growing so fast. He holds his own fork, he can feed himself yogurt, and he gets into anything he wants to much to my chagrin.

Here We Go...

Hear it goes, my first "official" blog!! I had a hard time picking a name for the blog and I am still not entirely convinced I got it right but I LOVE these words. Some of you will know it comes from Darryl Worley song. The chorus if the songs says , "I love this crazy, tragic, sometimes almost magic, awful, beautiful life." Isn't life just that way? In one day you can be up then down, then mad than sad then up and down again. Having kids and watching them learn and grow everyday makes this an awful, beautiful life. I am so blessed to have my loving husband, my beautiful children, my gracious friends, and my supportive family. I hope through blogging I can stay even more connected to those people I care for so deeply but who live so far away. I hope this blog also serves as a tangible reminder of just how fast life moves... everyday the kids say and do stuff that I hope to remember forever and ever. Everyone tells you to "write this stuff down" but I have not listened. Already some memories seem so faded. Here's to hoping from now on these stories that seem so unforgettable in the moment will now truly become unforgettable. Hope you enjoy reading as much as I enjoy sharing!!