Don't be so black and white

Whew! Life with a baby on the move is...busy! I would like to update more often, but I guess that's how life goes sometimes. We have enjoyed our first Halloween, our first Thanksgiving, and our first big vacation in the past couple of months. So much fun!

I've noticed a few blog posts and articles lately about enjoying every moment, every day with your children. I think I posted about this a few months back, and it struck me again today that the balance between everyday life and enjoying every moment can be difficult. I'm a black and white person. My husband often teases me that I take him too seriously (and then I take his teasing seriously...oh boy!). So, when I hear these older, wiser people telling me to enjoy every moment, I feel my blood pressure rise instantly as I stress out about all of the moments I haven't "savored."

But, today, I spent a few precious moments nursing and cuddling my baby boy on the couch. We were both relaxed and snuggly, which is a rare occurrence for my busy boy. The sun warmly enveloped us through the window.

It was perfect. Those moments are etched into my mind.

I did the dishes and the laundry today. I worked out. I cleaned up the house. Life happened today, but those moments aren't etched into my mind. It's good that life happened, or I'd be living in a slop house, but my life is not summed up by the checkmarks on my to-do list.

There's still a mess in the living room. The trash is partway taken out. I need to sort through pictures. (The list goes on.) All was not accomplished today, but that's okay because I savored today with my baby boy.

Halloween - A bumblebee riding his horse