Wednesday, 11 June 2008
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4 months old...
today. They grow so fast. Time flies by. All those sayings go through my mind and become even more real to me.
I just want time to stand still. We were talking with some good friends. 3 years ago we could just hang out with them (husband and wife) and it seemed so carefree. Now a gathering of 4 has become a gathering of 8. Goodness! Not as carefree. We found ourselves talking about "the good ol' days" and it is easy to see how THESE days will be gone just as fast. But, they will also beome "the good ol' days." Soon I will just want back the afternoons of laying on the blanket in the backyard with Grace or the fact that my kisses can make boo boos all better. I will miss the simplicity of life when I could be Evan's nutritional source and not have to pack a million things to feed him somewhere else. Almost eveyday is a given for family time. Will there really be days that our children will not want to be with us and prefer their friends? Hard to think about...all that those days will bring. I will just try to stay and live in the moments of the present.
Little Evan had his 4 month old dr. apt. today. He is weighing 16 lbs and 3 oz and 25 in. long. He has rolled over 3 times now from tummy to back. He has been having some separation anxiety too...the dr said that was a little advanced but man he gets mad if I walk out of the room. Kinda funny! Grace can open door knobs and talks so much! Her sentences amaze me like "Grace try it" and "Where'd Mommy go?" She has some how picked up the concept of "mine." Kids come close to her toys and she declares "mine!" All part of the development process. Parenting is the hardest thing I've ever done and the BEST. Sometimes what is best for them is so hard to do. Life really is not always about making them happy and those unhappy moments can be even harder for me than them.
Here are pics of Grace and Evan at close to the same age. What do you think? Do they look a lot alike? ~G
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Comments (5)
i totally understand your whole post! i just started a bible study on Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World: Finding Intimacy with God in the Busyness of Life by Joanna Weaver. have you read that? i'm hoping i can learn to enjoy those everyday moments better instead of rushing from laundry to dishes etc. i just wish we were closer so we could enjoy some backyard afternoons together. :(
evan and grace really do look a lot a like. i never really thought so until you put those pics side by side like that!
I think I saw it before, but they look almost like twins here to me! So cute!
Sometimes I think I am wishing my pregnancy away, and then I realize that it is such a cool time that I should be trying to love, even if school makes it crazy. I also then realize that in 2 months I will never again sleep until whenever I want to every weekend...and that scares me! EVERYTHING goes too fast! :)
I agree with you that life does pass by quickly. Just think how lucky we are as stay-at-home moms that we get to enjoy all these moments with our kids! If we were working, we'd miss so much.
Oh, and I agree that Grace and Evan look like twins there. Crazy!!Bravo for reminding us all to enjoy every moment and not wish it away. Even when the kids aren't behaving! I really needed that. Especially since there's no preschool for the summer and my kids are busy running around all day long. You are so right about how they want to spend time with us and how it won't always be that way. Just today, I'm sure Trey asked me to play different things with him at least a dozen times. In a few years, I'll probably the one begging him to play with me. Sometimes it can be hard to balance the housework with spending enough time just playing with the kids.
Have Gabriella's 4 month appt. next Tuesday, so will give results then. I'm expecting 18 pounds or so. That's what we've been getting here at home. Also, when are you planning on starting cereal? Considering Bree's size, I'm thinking of sooner rather than later.
what a good post. I don't have kids but I find myself wishing away the days I've been given. "I can't wait to be done with school" or whatever. I'm sure when I have a 'real job' I will want to be back in school! We jsut need to be in the here and now.
Good thoughts!!