Can you believe we’re almost halfway through the year? It still feels like yesterday when I dropped baby munchkin and she’s going to be 1 soon. It’s really true when they say once the baby’s out, it’s just a matter of time before they’re grown. Isn’t it ironic that when your kids are babies, you just can’t wait for them to grow up. You can’t wait for when they’ll start walking, when they start feeding themselves, when they start talking, when they get potty-trained (oh! I really can’t wait for this myself), when they get independent and you won’t have to do everything for them. Then when they actually become ‘independent’, you wish they were still babies and needed you.
Life sure moves fast and I’ve realized from talking to other mothers and parents, most times we are too occupied to going through the motions of taking care of our kids and family that we really do not stop and savor the moment. Then when they grow and don’t need us as much, we wish we had more time to bond with them. I know it’s easier said than done, but I really intend to ease up a bit and enjoy toddler and baby munchkin’s childhood as much as I can. I know there are moments that I’d rather cry than smile, like this morning. I was feeding toddler munchkin her oatmeal while baby munchkin was climbing all over me. She ended up toppling the bowl over and spilling the whole food on the floor and breaking the plate. Normally, I’d have freaked out, but I just put baby munchkin in her chair (which I know I should have done in the first place), picked up the pieces, cleaned up the mess and made a fresh bowl. I couldn’t believe how calm I was, and it made me realize that we can actually make choices as to how to act and react in situations. You can decide to be happy and look at things from a positive view instead of dwelling on the negative things.
Here’s a video I love. It talks about taking life slow and savoring the moments as you move along so you don’t have any regrets later in life. And yes, it’s from NickJr. You’d be surprised at how much you can learn from kid’s stuff. Enjoy!
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Awww, children can be a handful but I so much agree that we are the ones who decided how to act in occasions rather then allowing the circumstance dictate our reaction.
Take care of you and your small ones and I hope you all enjoy the memorial day weekend.
Where have you been???
Aww!!!, i can imagine hw u felt wen baby munchkin toppled over d bowl..arrgghh!!!..lol… Thank God u handled it well. Children can b a hand full but at d same time adorable. Cn’t wait 2 hv nine too…:-)
True talk, my sister. But next time, use unbreakable plates for kids. It’s much easier not to fret if the broken bowl is not part of your expensive handcrafted periwinkle English China set.
Wow. You just summed my current situation up perfectly. We choose how we react to situations. Right now, I am trying hard to be calm about everything around me and not get overwhelmed.
Btw- longest time. How body, now?
It’s been a while, hope you’re ok? Wendy’s right, unbreakable plates all the way. Time flies when you’ve got little ones. I’ve learnt ot savour every moment, you’ll never get them back again. Ebaby’s one in a couple of weeks, I can hardly believe it. Children have a way of calming one down, it’s just the way they are wired. Nice to have you back.
Just came by to say hi. Hpe you and family are good? Take care..