Sometimes.............
I feel that the world is moving on by too fast ~ that time is passing me by too quickly.
I sat and looked at my babies today ~ actually sat and took in their gorgeous faces ~ their cute little mouths and button noses! Only ~ my babies aren't babies anymore. Somewhere along the way ~ someone stole away my 2 tiny little dots and replaced them with an 11 year old and a 7 year old.
I feel like I have been stuck in time ~ standing still while everything else around me carried on ~ how can my children be so big ~ where did those sweet little baby hands and feet go?
I love my children so much ~ I always will ~ no matter how old they may be ~ but I just wish that I could pause time ~ stay here and now ~ just a bit longer ~ because when I looked at my precious babies today ~ the realisation hit me ~ that they are growing up ~ getting more independant and that these carefree days ~ full of fun and no worries ~ will not last forever..........
no matter how much I wish they could.
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12 comments:
Beautifully put Tabitha. The time goes by so fast and you don't even notice it racing by. There really is a sadness to watching them grow up. I look at it like I will never again have a little Shawn or a little Courtney (my two youngest, now 21 and 22) And you know what? I miss those two children like crazy. It's probably not the most happy way to look at it some people might say, but I just can't help but feel a certain loss for those sweet babies and toddlers and pre-teens, I used to have. I don't see it as pessimistic though I think it is simply indicative of how much I love and have loved my children.
Sorry to write a post on your comment page.
I keep hearing this a LOT now....how quickly they grow! I'm going to make sure I cherish every moment when my little Cashew arrives!! Thanks for sharing a great post!
Tabitha,
I wrote those same exact words today on Facebook. Funny that we've been thinking on the same wave length. Kyle turned 6 today and Brady turned 4 on Wednesday. Where does the time go. I just want the time to stop so I can remember every single detail (their innocence, pronouncing words incorrectly and all their cute little sayings) before they're teenagers and things get more complicated. Small kids small problems. Big kids bigger problems.
Enjoy the weekend! Hope you get some rest and have fun.
Much love from NJ,
Sue
xoxo
Watching our babies grow is so bittersweet.
It was just Yesterday that I had my babies with me...Now I have "their" babies...lolol...and It TOO, is waonderful! Happy night sweetie!hughugs
Tabitha, I think you have voiced the way most mothers feel, and you did it quite eloquently. We must cherish each moment as I know you do. You're such a great mother!
All parents say "were has the time gone?" Enjoy them along all their travels as each phase is a joy in it's own right. I sometims wish my babies were babies for just one day so i could cuddle and kiss them for that whole day. Now I have my Grandbabaies to cuddle and kiss all I like. They are my precious gift for becomming a Mummy all that time ago.
P.S. They will always be 'YOUR' babies.
Love and hugs XXXXOOOO
Hi Tabitha
Just dropped in from Australia via Country Cupcakes.
Q: Were you named after Tabitha from the TV series, Bewitched? I have always loved the name.
We are about to farewell our 18 year old daughter off to University in Adelaide, 400kms away. We will miss her dearly, especially her 15 yr old sister will. I think she's ready and will be able to make it on her own. She has always been her own person. Family is so important when bringing up children I think. We are a tight unit.
Drop by and say g'day - we are all frizzling down under and you're chilled to the bones with blizzards. Bizarro!
Cheers - Joolz
I couldn't put it any better Tabitha ~ it's rather scary how time flies by. I wish my boys could stay the way they are for a little longer, care free and worry free.love,
Amanda x
i often say that time is going by so quickly and feel that my words sound so cliché; but i am really quite serious.
john and i went to dinner last night, and i made the comment to him that i have no idea where the last 8 years have gone. it seems as though Y2K was such a big event, and now here we are 9 years later:?
it is all very bittersweet, tabitha!!! do enjoy each age as dan and lauren grow!!!
much love,
dani xxx
so, so true Tabitha. I feel like it too; here I am, looking at old photos, and just figuring out that I'm not even a kid anymore. Its really really strange to think about; my brother's off to University, I'm going off to highschool in a little while...
All I can say is, cherish every single moment you have. Because before you know it, you'll be reading your speech at their weddings, thinking the exact same thing.
love+hugs,
ChristinaCeleste:D
I know how you feel Tabitha!! Time is passing by way too quickly... some days it scares me!! Just enjoy each & every moment, capture those memories! This week with remembering Ava & Roy saying goodbye to a good friend that was killed in an accident.. it all makes you realise just how precious time is!!
Love & big hugs to you & your babies :D
t. xxxx
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