Let Them Be Little...

Seamus =)


I can remember when you fit in the palm of my hand
Felt so good in it, no bigger than a minute
How it amazes me, you're changing with every blink
Faster than a flower blooms they grow up all too soon
So let them be little cause they're only that way for a while
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day
Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle
Oh just let them be little...
("Let Them Be Little", Billy Dean)

It's amazing to me. I guess after 28+ years, it probably shouldn't. I mean, time obviously passes. But when did it start passing by at an ever-increasing speed? Seems like just 3 minutes ago I was ecstatic hearing the news that Neil & Gosia were expecting a wee small baby. It took FOREVER for him to finally get here (just ask Gosia lol...) & now all of a sudden he's ONE today. He's starting to walk. He's his own little person & getting bigger by the minute. And it's not just Seamus. There's Alison's little Olivia too who will be celebrating the first of what I hope are many many happy birthdays in just a few short weeks. And itty bitty Catherine who is more than half way there herself...

Babies? One desperate plea from your "auntie" in Florida: PLEASE SLOW DOWN!! I'm too far away from your sweet smiles & evolving personalities for you all to grow up this fast! And mommies & daddies: Try to enjoy every minute of it for me too. This is one of the times I wish like heck that I wasn't so far away. Even if you *are* buried under 37 feet of snow. Let them be little as long as you can ok? I know there are days that you probably wish you didn't have to do every little thing for them day after day. That your exhausted body wishes babies had snooze buttons so you could just pull the covers over your head for 5 more minutes. But they'll be big soon enough. Kiss them while you can still catch them. =) And keep sending me pictures.

As I soak in the sweet faces of your precious babies, I am remembering how small & warm & soft they all felt when I got the chance to snuggle them. And as I see them change with each new photo, I ask myself where does the time go...?