Capturing the Moments

My son, my first child is almost 16 months old. He is growing up so fast that it’s hard to stop and take time to appreciate each and every little stage he is going through. One day he’s starting to walk, the next day he’s saying a new word, and before you know it the funny habit or gesture we had fallen in love with is replaced with a new habit or gesture. Now he’s yelling deer as we pass a group of deer in the field as I pull him in his wagon. And then I blink and all of a sudden he’s pulling the wagon himself and no longer wants to have any part of being in the wagon. Yet I still look at the wagon and imagine him sitting there intently, happy with being along for the ride. It’s so hard not to be emotional and to feel like every moment is slipping away right as it approaches. I find myself laying next to my boy as he naps and just watching him breath, in awe of how much I love him. As a parent, how do you cope with the constant change and growth of your precious little children? via /r/Parenting https://ift.tt/2JWATu3