Little moments

I was reading an article recently that talked about living in the moment. It talked about cherishing things that we can find troublesome or even annoying at times.

The writer pointed out that at one point you fed your baby their last bottle. You picked them up for the last time. Buckled them in their car seat for the last time. At some point you will make their last lunch for school. You'll walk them to the bus for the last time. You'll hold their hand for the last time when crossing the street. In the moment you never realize that this is your last time. In fact I can't remember the last bottle I fed Nahla. I can't remember the last time I had to burp Lila. The girls are just now learning how to buckle themselves in the car. I remind myself every time Nahla calls for help that the seatbelt is stuck that as annoying as it is to fix I won't be able to do it forever.

So every night when the girls come rushing out of their beds for "one last kiss" I always take it. No matter how tired I am or how much I wish they understood that bedtime means bedtime. Because one night they will stay in their rooms and one kiss will be enough. And the thing is I never know when that night is coming.

So with any weird quirk, annoying task, or frustrating phase I remind myself that at one point it will end. At some point I will miss it.

live in the moment and love those little moments