Last night I was sneaking in a few extra cuddles before I laid my baby girl down.
She was out for the count, her forehead resting under my chin, cheek against my chest.
I didn’t want to move her.
Didn’t want to let go of this perfect moment.
As I rocked back and forth, I started thinking…
About how much life has changed in the {almost} 9 months since she’s been in our arms.
About how I had dreamed of moments like this for so long.
About this love that I never new existed.
About how fast time has gone.
And how fast it will continue to go.
Part of me wants to push pause and the other can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Everyday as a mom has been a blessing.
Not all days have been easy but there has been a perfect moment in every. single. day.
A moment that I soak up and never want to forget.
Because I know, it won’t be like this for long…
It won’t be like this for long
By Darius Rucker
He didn’t have to wake up
He’d been up all night
Layin’ there in bed listenin’
To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says
It gonna be OK
It won’t be like this for long
One day we’ll look back laughin’
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
‘Cause it won’t be like this for long
Four years later ‘bout 4:30
She’s crawling in their bed
And when he drops her off at preschool
She’s clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says what can I do
She says now don’t you worry
This’ll only last a week or two
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon you’ll drop her off
And she won’t even know you’re gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It won’t be like this for long
Some day soon she’ll be a teenager
And at times he’ll think she hates him
Then he’ll walk her down the aisle
And he’ll raise her veil
But right now she’s up and cryin’
And the truth is that he don’t mind
As he kisses her good night
And she says her prayers
He lays down there beside her
‘Til her eyes are finally closed
And just watchin’ her it breaks his heart
Cause he already knows
It won’t be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah, this phase is gonna fly by
So, he’s tryin’ to hold on
‘Cause it won’t be like this for long
It won’t be like this for long
It won’t be like this for long
Oh my goodness…I'm wiping away tears! The years DO fly by. I find myself thinking/processing just like you! Beautifully written. Thanks for sharing!
I sing this song all the time…it's so so true. Love the photos of your sweet girl!
This song does me in every.time I hear it! So precious!
Beautiful post… and beautiful little girl you have 🙂
Awe this is so sweet. She is precious.
PS. I can order stuff from you now!!!
Oh this song makes my ugly-cry EVERY single time! It's so sweet and so very true. Such a great reminder on the hard days! Your girl is adorable 🙂
water works galore over here
Beautiful!!! Love the pics!!! Soo true!!!
Love this post – so totally true. And love your blog! I also have a nine month old daughter!
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Where are the tissues?!?! My Lily will be 18 months on Friday and I can't believe how fast it goes. Love this post!
Ahh! Crying! Love this post! So so true. The days are long but the years are short. AG is blessed to have a momma who savors every moment.
Hello.. tears!! So sweet, and oh so true. I am already missing my baby but at the same time loving all the new things "toddlerhood" brings! XO Momma I love your heart and that baby girl melts my heart!
Soak up every.single.moment. I love reading other mom's post about how much they LOVE their children and cherish every minute. It really does give me hope for our future!!!
I can honestly say that the first time I heard that song on the radio, I cried my eyes on in the car. I don't have kids but I do have the best dad in the world. It is a pretty touching song. And she is adorable.
I literally have a post just like this saved in my drafts of blogger because for the life of me I cannot finish writing it. Every time I get a couple sentences wrote I end up bawling my eyes out because I'm not ready for Wyatt to be grown. I almost have a one year old and it absolutely breaks my heart. I loved this post but let's be honest, I just cried like a baby.
Just read that and I am crying! So true! I have a four and almost two year old and it's crazy how long some days can seem but how quickly the months fly by!
Just read that and I am crying! So true! I have a four and almost two year old and it's crazy how long some days can seem but how quickly the months fly by!