As I sit sipping a coffee and enjoying some mellow time on a Saturday morning, I take in a deep breath and recall how much I have craved this — and for so long, it seems. The kids, now 9 and 3 1/2, are so much more independent and are happy doing their own thing until we leave for Stella’s drawing class at 9:30 this morning. The days of early wake-ups and diapers to change are now in the past.
And knowing that they are in the past, makes me recognize that some of my most cherished things today will soon be a yesterday. From the daily pleasures of parenthood, these are the things I’d like to bottle-up forever:
- How Max, who is 3, will run downstairs if he notices that I am in the laundry and chant, “I help? I help!”
- How Max says “Aw-wright” instead of “Alright.” I can’t even bear to correct him, it is just that cute.
- How Stella, who is 9, will get Max some breakfast in the morning and even put his potty seat on the toilet for him.
- How when I come home from work, both kids rush out to greet me with hugs and “Hi Mom!”
- How Stella has decided that she will be an artist and go to the same university that I went to, in the hopes of staying in the same dorm building.
- How Max has the most adorable dimples right above his bottom.
- How Stella shares all her feelings so frankly with us.
I know these things will change with time. So I record them here, and hope it helps me remember them forever.
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