Stop and Smell the...Moment

I'm sure every woman that has dreamed about being a mom has had certain ideas or pictures in her mind of what that would look like. Then it happens and you soon realize there are also many things you never pictured happening to you...like a diaper explosion in your lap... while flying in a crowded airplane! Or food in your hair. Or many other more gross things I won't mention.

Then there are those moments when you have to stop and realize, "this is what I dreamed it would be like" and enjoy that moment for all its worth!

A few of those for me recently have been watching my son running between the sprinklers for the first time in his life, laughing with delight...

 

He also helped me make a cake the other day and he actually listened and did his best to follow instructions!

 

I caught these two sitting in the same chair watching Little House on the Prairie.

 

Sibling love!

 As I've made sure to stop and enjoy these moments, I've been feeling more grateful and awed than usual at how much God has blessed us!