Last updated on November 19th, 2023 at 12:16 am
There are moments with my children when I completely stop! I stop thinking of the things I need to get done on my to-do lists, I stop thinking what we are having for dinner, I stop and I take in that moment as best I can. Those moments that make a bad day go away and melt your heart, grateful to have my two beautiful babies in my life. Not that I am not grateful everyday for the little rascals but in moments with my children where they take my breathe away with their love, their innocence and their beautiful smiles, I am even moreso.
At the rate that kids grow up and how busy life seems to be getting these days with music classes, swimming, soccer and family days out it’s hard to really stop and cherish every little thing about your children. Yes, I am being very sentimental here but it’s hit me a lot more lately than it has in a long time and I think I had forgotten in our crazy routine of life to stop! My toddlers seem to be changing daily both individually and together and I don’t want to miss it because it won’t be long before they both are in school and I will be grieving for them to come pour powdered sugar on my kitchen floor and be naughty just to have more moments with them both. 
My children have surprised me how much they get along and love on each other. I never expected that when I had two but the love that they show both Mr P and I is so powerful I can’t imagine life without it now. One such moment where Buba climbed up in my lap and wrapped his arms around me saying, “let’s just cuddle Mommy” melted me. I stopped what I was doing, I wrapped my arms back around him too, and I inhaled the sweet smell of his toddler shampoo, I took in the shape of his face, and how he curled right into me with all his love and trust. Those are the moments to write down and remember. Those are the ones I never want to forget in my crazy baby brain head. He twirled my hair around his little fingers ever so gently something he has done since he was a baby. It’s his way of showing affection, his more gentle side to his normal hyper crazed toddler self. My chest was aching with love.
When we stop and take the world around us in or even a little ordinary moment, it makes our brain highlight it rather than enjoy it and move on. I can now close my eyes and see what he was wearing, hear his sweet little voice, and feel him cuddling me because I stopped my brain from thinking about anything else but that moment. 
As I have said it seems these moments for me to stop are happening more recently or maybe I am more aware that they seem to be growing up faster than I expected. Either way, I determined to capture as many of these ordinary moments with my children, the heart warming ones, in my brain as well as here on my blog so that I never forget them. So when they are grown I can read back or close my eyes and relive them again and again.
Missy Moo at only 17 months old, sat at the table while her brother was at nursery eating lunch. Now this happens every week on Thursday where we have our girl time together. I had just served her, her plate, and went back for a drink for myself and I hear the sweetest sound from her singing Frozen. I kid you not, my little one year old can sing “Let it go” but can’t say more than a handful of words yet. It wasn’t just the cuteness with how she sang it or even being impressed she knew the words that made me stop, it was her hand gestures along with her song like she was organizing an orchestra all on her own. She was flailing them right to left, up and down as she sang her little song. It also was the way it echoed the empty room around her and as I walked back in how big she seems sat at the table by herself. Didn’t I just give birth to her? How is she now sitting at the table, solo, belting out Frozen? Have I missed the baby months? It made a little pain in my gut that those days are long gone and my children are growing up at a speed I can’t keep up with. Is this how it is for everyone? Do all parents feel like they have missed it all? Do all parents think where has the time gone?
I know it’s early for new year’s resolutions but one of the things I want to focus on in 2015 as it’s our last year of having both at home before Buba starts school is to stop more, take in more moments together, and maybe cut out a few activities to learn to enjoy just being together as a family at home and not so much on the go.
It’s the little moments that pass us by, that make us feel like we missed it, so stop and remember them as best you can.
Aww such a lovely post. You are so right…it really is those little moments. x
Thank you Laura for popping by and your lovely comment. Couldn’t agree more and life is too short not to share them all with you too!
Those moments are definitely the best kind, the kind you can miss if you’re not really looking and the ones that Ordinary Moments really captures. Beautiful post and your dining room is stunning! x
Oh thank you Donna you are too sweet. Yes so true.
How lovely is this post and your right, its the collection of all of those little moments that make everything else shine a little brighter in my opinion! x
Exactly. I really am going to make next year the best year of the little moments.
Oh Jenny this is just lovely – I think you’ve pretty much captured the reason why I blog! And I love the photo of you and Buba; it’s so true all our babies are growing up before our very eyes – Kitty had her last nursery Christmas party this week and I felt a little bit emotional approaching the first of the lasts, rather than a continue string of firsts!
I know its hard letting go of the baby stages and tge early years i know there are many new firsts to come. Thanks Carie.
We have a similar theme to our posts today. Definitely need some time to slow down a bit. I’m really looking forward to Christmas leave starting at the end of next week…
Thanks Clare. I know life just seems to be getting busier and busier and I need it to slow down just a little bit for a little while.
I love this post, and relate 100%. When you stop and realise, really realise whats going on in that moment. and especially when you notice changes you didnt really ‘see’ in the everyday. like the frozen for example. (my girls love singing it too!) Like my little Yve’s sang the whole alphabet the other say and counted to 20 – she’s four but hearing her do it just in her own little world was priceless, and Halle joined in too, and I didn’t realise she could count to 15 -she’s only 2.5!
Lovely photos, your home looks amazing, and your sweet boy! holding you, so sweet xx
Thank you Natalie for your lovely comment. Glad you can relate. It’s those precious moments that makes having kids so absolutely amazing and wonderful.
I have to say happiness is everywhere. I also love staying with my kids and I feel so happy.
Its a great time to stop and reflect this time of year and get sentimental too. Lol
Ahhh this is so lovely and SO so true. We are often in such a rush to enjoy everything that we don’t stop to enjoy it. The past few days Z has simply sat with me and we’ve done really simple things like drawing and him sitting in my lap whilst we watch a movie and its been the best. I love the big hug Bubba is giving to you and his very funky Christmas jumper 🙂
Haha we are very into our holiday sweaters. Its so lovely to relax with them. Glad you are getting lots of cuddles too.
Such a lovely post. They sound so cute. I wish we all had more time x #OrdinaryMoments
Oh me too. Wouldnt it be so nice. I am greedy i want more time for everything hahaha
Ah Frozen really has taken over the world hasn’t it! Such a sweet little moment – and I would love to do the same this year – really take the time to rememeber the special little moments! #theordinarymoments
Yes Lina I think you are right. I think it will go down in history as the most loved Disney movie. I can’t go anywhere without hearing it and was so impressed that my littlest was belting it out out of nowhere. hahaha
This really is such a beautiful and poignant post Jenny. Like you I’ve had times recently when I’ve realised that I need to just stop and breathe in that moment, to store it away. They do grow up so quickly x
Thank you Michelle. So true and it’s so emotional when it really hits you hard and you realize that. Always good to give myself a reality check 😉
I definitely feel like I can’t keep up with my son. Every single weekend my husband and I say “goodness he’s changed”. Every weekend! The fact he’s nearly two just astonishes me. I’m all for stopping more in 2015 – just have to learn to do it now, haha!
We cut down activities and it worked for us. Sometimes the quieter times are the best
Yes less in the new year I think will turn out to be more in terms of quality time spent together.
Oh Jenny this is absolutely beautiful- it made me full on cry! haha. What a softie. It 100% definitely is the little moments that mean the most. That’s why I started this ordinary moments project in the first place- because these are the ones I will want to remember. xxx
Ahhh Katie glad I am not the only one. I cried writing it. I have been feeling so emotional about them lately because they just aren’t babies anymore. I don’t want to miss it and I haven’t but feel like I have because it’s gone so quick. If that even makes sense. Glad you do the ordinary moments linky I think it helps us stop and think even more about them.