Needless to say, I am still adjusting to having two kids (the thought of having more is staggering!). Maddie loves her little sister to pieces and is getting smarter and more independent every day, and Ella is such a sweet and good little baby... but there are bound to be moments when the world seems out to get me! After one particularly rough morning, I heard this song on the radio...
"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."
Thanks, Mister Adkins, for a dose of perspective. He's right, I'm gonna miss so much about "this"! Maddie's silly grins, wet kisses, crazy hairdos in the morning... Ella's cross-eyed smiles, supple cheeks, and skinny little legs... crazy as is may get, these are definitely some good times.
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It gets better Lauren! It really does. I think that it's a combination of Heavenly Father making us equal to our tasks as well as just getting used to having quite a few more demands on our backs. I too love that song, it makes me stop and appreciate the moment a little bit more. That being said, right now I'm trying to wish away my prego days while thinking "you're going to miss only having 2 kids." I'm sure that it will be fine.
It does get easier. The thing is...you realize that two is not so bad and then you decide to add another. Then you have to start all over again, and all you can think is MAN! two was so easy.
It is just never easy in the moment. But looking back it wasn't so bad. I am sure you will feel the same.
An older sister that used to visit teach me would always look around my place and say, "These are some of the best times of your life." I think she was right. We are going to miss this.
precious..... i just love those little gals. I will miss this too... they are just the best!
That about sums it up Lauren. I have to remind myself of that often...especially when Mckenna pours baby powder everywhere or decides to cut her own hair! Your doind great and Ella's baby blessing pics are sooo cute!
That is such a sweet post! It does get better but there's always those days! Just think some day you'll look back at them and laugh. I've always thought I wanted 3 kids, now I'm wondering do I really want to do that all over again?
I really needed what you wrote yesterday! Asher was driving me crazy! What you wrote made me think a little different about the whole thing. Thanks Lauren!!
I definitely do miss that... I think of those cute little messy faces and wonder how I make it through the quiet days. I used to have a poem hanging on the light switch in the dinning room ... same thought... more about the little finger prints and how someday we will wish for them back in our too clean house. I'm even having trouble cleaning off the ones you all just left behind at Christmas... sigh.
I love and miss you all!
Grandma J
AMEN!
I've never heard that song but thanks for putting things into perspective for me too! I needed that! I miss Maddie's wet kisses and grins, and Ellas deliciousness already! You don't know how lucky you are to have such angels in your life everyday! I love you
I love that song too! it totally makes me cry. Don't worry before too long you will get the hang of 2! I promise!!
HA HA I have that same post on my blog! Rough morning, then that song comes on the radio! Coincidence? I think not.
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