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I ’ m in a brand new season now – a season of cub scout camp outs and baseball games . My big boys don ’ t need me to get them to sleep anymore . Some nights I kiss them goodnight and go to my own bed , grab a book , and think of how relaxing and nice it is to have some time for me . Oh , but there are other nights , mama . Nights when I lie there listening to them giggle with each other in their room , and tears silently fall to my pillow because they don ’ t need me to get them to sleep anymore . They need me just a little less than they used to . And that ’ s okay – that means they ’ re growing , but I would like for them to grow a bit slower .
These days , I find myself making new wishes . I wish they were back in diapers . I wish I could still rock them to sleep . I wish I could still pick them up and swing them around . So , you ’ d better believe that when I ’ m sitting at that ballgame tomorrow , I ’ m not going to be watching my clock and wishing for bedtime . I ’ m going to be watching my children intently , trying my best to commit to memory the gangly limbs running the bases and the smile I get when they catch a glimpse of me in the stands .
I ’ m going to be present because I know this season of motherhood won ’ t last long enough . The next time I blink , they ’ ll be teenagers . And they ’ ll want my car . Heaven help me , they ’ ll want my car .
Enjoy your babies today , mamas . Whether they ’ re teeny tiny or all grown up . Enjoy this time with them , because it all ends one day . Except the laundry . That really does last forever . K