Try to remember....

It's so easy to forget the little things....but it's the little things that we must try to remember. Most of them (ok..all of them) have to do with the kiddos...give it a try. You'll be glad you did...I promise.

• the feeling in your heart the first time you saw them (x2)
  
• the way their little hand wrapped around your finger (x2)
  
• the smell of their newborn head (x2)
  
• the way you felt when they got on the big, yellow school bus all by themselves (x2)
  
• the way you felt when he walked across the big, black stage all by himself to get his diploma (just once so far)
  
• the way you feel when someone tells you something nice about them
  
• and the way you feel when someone tells you something not so nice about them

This post might be better suited for Mother's Day....or maybe their birthdays....but it's what's in my heart right this very moment. All of the Momma feelings. I have "baby treasures" tucked here and there in the house.....the sock hat that Ben wore in the hospital, the clothes that they both wore home, Wyatt's infamous "woo"....but I'm no different than all Momma's. It's who we are...it's what we do. I could go on and on with my list of things to remember. It's as long as my list of things to be thankful for. But, since it is Tuesday....and tomorrow is Wednesday...i must get some sleep. One last thing to never forget....“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” ~Elizabeth Stone

Tonight I'm thankful for: big fat snowflakes, an overly cautious doctor, and blankets.