Let Me Hold You Longer

If you are a parent and you don't own this book you should run out (to amazon) and buy it! The book is from a mother's perspective as she thinks back on her child growing up. She wonders if she would have known different things were happening for the last time would she have spent more time savoring those moments. I was reading it to Mary today and a line stuck out to me:

"I look ahead and dream of days that haven't come to pass. But as I do, I sometimes miss today's sweet, precious lasts..."

I really don't like the newborn stage of my kid's lives. Thomas' has been the most enjoyable for me mostly because I'm not incredibly sleep deprived (although I'm not getting as much as usual for sure) and because I'm not fighting with him to nurse. However, most days I still find myself thinking 'I can't wait until this stage is over!' I mean to my credit they are painstakingly boring at this age. And quite repetitive. But they're also really easy to take care of because they have very few needs and wants. When the older two are gone I seriously feel like my day is too easy. Even when Thomas is awake it's not like he's difficult to deal with. He just eats then sits there for a while!

Anyways, I'm not too sure I will miss these days or the last time I get up to feed an infant at 3 AM, but I do want to make sure I am valuing him during this time. And even if I'm exhausted I want to sit and read a story to Mary or play cars with Noah. I don't want to miss this time in their lives either!