Today was one of those days where at 11am I was still sipping the (cold) tea I poured at 8am.
We're going away for the weekend, and as anyone with kids knows, this requires a lot of planning and packing. I'm a list-maker, and my list for these two nights away is already way too long... not to mention the laundry that needs to be done, and the food to pick up... and a toddler who wants me to get none of this done. He wants to play hide-and-seek, and read Have You Seen My Cat?, and now he wants a snack, and needs his clothes changed because he spilled his snack on the clothes...
But this is a sweet season and I'm trying to savour it all... it won't be much longer until the days of just he and I are over. We look forward with joy and anticipation to this precious little girl who will join our family, but I want to enjoy and be fully present for the days I have left as a mom to one. I am loving this age he is at - 22 months - so much. His vocabulary grows by the day, and he is so proud and delighted with himself over each new word or skill he masters. Yesterday he put his boots on by himself and almost split his face smiling! God is good.
And so I set my tea down, and I read the book again - with enthusiasm - taking the moment in. My sweet little boy snuggled up on my lap. The laundry can wait, and so can the lists, and the tea...
And even though it's much more work, and makes a huge mess, I let him "help" me make muffins for the car ride... it's worth it... even the $7 of pure vanilla extract he spilled on the floor!
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