December 2013 Moms

In the bleary eyed AM

As I sit, half awake with our last newborn I'm reminded of a phrase that we hear often, "this too shall pass." It's ever so true but tonight is the first time it's not been a source of encouragement. Tonight it makes me sad. I will never have another 2 week old. I will never have a newborn whose cries can be instantaneously be resolved by my touch. Yes, there will be other times, happy times, but none like these. I am sad. So even though I'm dead tired I'm gonna enjoy my late nights because sooner than I realize those most precious middle of the night moments when it's just her and I will be gone. I love you Nola, to the moon, around the stars and back again.

 

 

Re: In the bleary eyed AM

  • Oh I get it. It will pass, and never be had again.... Ever. Chosen, yet still hard to think about sometimes.
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  • Oh I hear you. Some part of me is so sad every time Ben does something, or even just grows, because he's our last. Parenting a newborn definitely gets 'easier' after your first simply because you have the perspective that while it can seem like an eternity in the midst of if, they really do grow up too quickly.
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  • This made me tear up! This is also my last so I'm with you 100%. I love the newborn stage and enjoy watching him change (he started social smiling yesterday!), I'll be sad to see it go.
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  • I've been thinking about this a lot too. Finn will be our second and last and I'm sad that he's already filling out his newborn clothes and fitting into some bigger clothes. I've been listening to "These Are the Days" a lot lately and it really hits home how fast time is going...even in the middle if the night.
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    I'm in the same boat as you. DD will be our last and it makes me sad to think I'll never have that little newborn again. I love smelling her round little head and having her snuggle up on my chest (even though we've been up since 4am).

    Last night DH and I were reminiscing about when DS was DD size and I started crying. He's such a big boy now and the last two years went by so fast. It makes me sad to think I'm going to blink and DD will be two. Definitely planning on enjoying every minute of this (no matter how painful it is sometimes).
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