While you were sleeping little one I took the opportunity to catch up on some of the things I had not had a chance to do whilst I was playing with you and your siblings, feeding you all or dashing around from one big kid activity to the next.
While you were sleeping little one:
- I cooked grown up dinner
- I ironed
- I vacuumed
- I picked up your discarded food from the floor
- I tidied your siblings crafts away
- I put washing in the machine
- I emptied the dishwasher and refilled it
- I caught up on some work
Silly mummy.
For at least some of that time I should have just watched you sleeping.
Silly mummy.
I should know better.
I should know that your siblings have grown and changed so fast that you will not be tiny forever.
Silly mummy.
- Your fingers and toes will soon be bigger.
- Soon you will be walking on your own.
- Soon you will be joining in the games your brothers and sister play.
- Soon there will be no more babies for mummy. You are my last baby.
So tomorrow while you are sleeping I will be watching you.
I will be looking at your tiny fingers and toes. Watching your chest rise and fall and memorising all of your features.
You have all grown too fast and every time I blink I miss something.
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Aww what a gorgeous post xx
Thanks for reading x
Going to go watch my little one sleep now <3
Good plan – love it!
Aw that’s so lovely. I’ve got tears in my eyes. I’ve 3 boys & this is so true. I wish I’d left the house work & watched them sleep instead.
So hard to balance it all isn’t it. Thanks for reading 🙂
My first baby is due in a week. I’ll have to remember to take the time to watch my baby sleep and cherish every tiny part.
You must Laura – you really must – they grow TOO fast!
This is so true! My eldest is ten and I wonder were all the years went! Sometimes you forget to just enjoy x
Gosh I know – my eldest is 9 on Monday!
You’ve summed up parenting beautifully!!
Thanks for reading Charlotte 🙂
What a lovely post! They do grow so quickly x
They do don’t they -so wish there was a pause button!
Cherish each moment. Time seems to fly by so quick
I know Kim – far too quick 🙁
Lovely post. It is so hard to drop the responsibilities at times in favour of the precious moments with our children. I have to remind myself too every so often and let the house be a mess. #binkylinky
Totally with you on that one – I hate being in a mess but they change so quickly!
Love this! Such a sweet post. Thanks for linking up to the #BinkyLinky
Thanks Emily!
What a beautiful picture of you little one, so comfy and cosy. Lovely post x x
Thank you and thanks for reading 🙂
Lovely post thanks for linking to the Binkylinky
Thanks for reading 🙂
Aww this is such a gorgeous post! x
Thanks for linking up to #TheList too! xx
Thanks Aby x
What a gorgeous pist and I just love your photo #OrdinaryMoments
Post not pist!
lol x
Thank you!
Ahhh a very lovely post and ever so true. They grow up so quickly x
Thanks for reading – they really do!
Such a gorgeous photograph, and such a lovely, true post! #ordinarymoments
Thanks – snug as a bug 🙂
Aw what a beautiful post. And I agree. Sometimes we should just slow down and treasure it all a little bit more. Life is so busy. x
it is and sometimes it is hard to get off the treadmill isn’t it 🙁
Ah gosh this is so lovely. I couldn’t agree more, I have older ones and little and I know how fleeting these moments truly are. Makes me want to go and give all my babies a squeeze x
Stepping in for Hannah this week and thanking you for linking up to #thelist x
Thanks so much for reading and yes they are so fleeting in reality – it’s quite sad really x
Beautiful post. I still love to watch them sleeping when I can x
Thanks for reading!
Beautiful. I love watching my boy sleep. I need to take more pictures though, he’s growing up so fast.
Absolutely – you can never have enough pictures!