Contentment

Filed Under Being a Mom, Thoughts, Two and a half years old | 3 Comments

I have been thinking a lot about being happy with the way things are- instead of looking forward to or worrying about the next step. Things may be easier when Bailey is in underwear, but things are so fast right now. It might be nice when she can put her own socks on, but for now I get to hold her in my lap while I help. We might be looking forward to having a new baby, but these are the last few weeks when I can enjoy being the mom of one little girl. I love her to pieces.

Last night I went in her room after she was asleep (I do this probably once or twice a week) and picked her up out of her bed. This time, I had to take her into the baby’s room to sit in the glider, since it has been replaced by a beanbag chair in her “big girl room.” Already the little signs of her growing up… as I sat there and held her and smelled her hair, I was thinking about how not too long ago she fit curled up against my chest. Now she is so long, and her feet hang down off my lap. Her long hair was tickling the back of my neck, instead of just the baby fuzz I used to rub my face in. Her eyelids are still almost transparent, but I’m sure one day I will blink and she’ll be ready to put eyeshadow on. Her face is so calm when she sleeps. I sat there listening to her breathe and thanking God for her. And I just let myself enjoy that moment, instead of wondering what would be next.

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