You're going to miss this ...

Yesterday I had this great conversation with some friends about having babies. More specifically about when you know that you're done having babies, or when you still feel that desire to have more. It's taken me a few years to finally come to terms with the fact that I am done. I feel as though our family is complete and I'm so perfectly and totally content with that. It feels really good to know and to have a strong sense of contentment about it.

During our conversation I was sharing that I didn't really love the baby stages. Sounds like a horrible thing for a Mother to say, right? But I always worried too much about everything when they were babies. And I always felt overtired and like I wasn't really enjoying my kids.

Now that they are both a little older I find that I am enjoying them SO much more. If you browse back through my older posts you'll see that I love to do stuff with the girls. I love to bake with them and take them places and create lasting memories for them. This is such a fun age. Yes, we still have our battles somedays and we daily have to deal with and address attitudes, but it's still been a fun and rewarding age.

There's this new song on the radio that brings me to tears every time I hear it. I posted the whole song but the part that touched me the most was the verse about the young mother apologizing for her screaming, crying kids ... and then the repair man telling her not to worry because someday she's going to miss this stage. I found that so encouraging as a Mom.
Somedays I can't even complete a phone call or a quick visit to the bathroom without someone interupting, crying, or screaming ... but these days will not last forever! And someday I will look back and say "wow, I sure miss when they were that little, when they needed me so much." So enjoy the song! And enjoy your kids!

You're Going to Miss This by Trace Adkins

She was staring out the window of their SUV
Complaining, saying "I can't wait to turn 18"
She said "I'll make my own money, and I'll make my own rules"
Mamma put the car in park out there in front of the school
Then she kissed her head and said "I was just like you"

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Before she knows it she's a brand new bride
In a one-bedroom apartment, and her daddy stops by
He tells her "It's a nice place"
She says "It'll do for now"
Starts talking about babies and buying a house
Daddy shakes his head and says "Baby, just slow down"

Cause you're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this

Five years later there's a plumber workin' on the water heater
Dog's barkin', phone's ringin'
One kid's cryin', one kid's screamin'
And she keeps apologizin'
He says "They don't bother me.
I've got 2 babies of my own.
One's 36, one's 23.
Huh, it's hard to believe, but...

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times
So take a good look around
You may not know it now
But you're gonna miss this"