I will miss this someday.

There is a great blog that I follow written by a fellow mother. She witty, cleaver, a bit crass, and most days I nearly fall off my chair from laughter; but above all she is honest. I mean let's face it, sometimes being a parent doesn't bring out the best in us. How many time have I snapped at my toddler because I have had to tell her 9,000 times to stop doing the very same thing I told her 9,000 times to stop doing yesterday!!

In her blog the writer says this simple phrase: "Someday, I will miss this."

At 5 am this morning, when my 10 week old daughter wouldn't go back to sleep after waking up to feed, I began to throw myself a grand ol' pity party. I sat in the rocking chair telling myself how much I needed to go back to sleep and how frustrating it was that my daughter was awake. I ran though my day in my head telling myself how difficult it was going to be to get everything done without sleep. Frustration and irritation filled my heart.

Then, in one quick moment these simple words filled my head "I will miss this someday," they rushed over me like a wave. I remembered sitting in that very same rocking chair with my now nearly two year old. Oh how it does not seem that long ago. I do miss those days. Not that I don't love having a rambunctious, funny, and adorable toddler, I do, but I am amazed just how fast it all goes.

So, my new years resolution, if you want to call it that, is to tuck away in my heart that I truly will miss this all someday. So, during those 5 am feeding, or when I have told my toddler 5,000 times to please use her inside voice, I will do my best to remember, I will miss this someday.