The Clock Keeps Ticking
Life flies by incredibly fast... I was warned of this. Before having Dillen, people with children would always say, "When you have kids, your life will fly by!" How right they were.
I look at Dillen, my amazing old-soul, loving, considerate, dramatic, eldest daughter and think back on her baby days like they were yesterday - holding her so closely and never letting go because there was no need to... no other children to attend to... building a mother/daughter bond that is indescribable. And I look at Roxy, my spunky, energetic, humorous, stubborn (yet so loving) middle daughter and can't believe her hair is already to her waist (with baby curls still noticeable) and her height is catching up to Dillen - when did she get so tall? Her demanding ways to have us fulfill her needs are to be admired and adored... and sometimes corrected. ;) And I look at Piper, my sweet-smelling, adorable baby who has been the easiest going child of them all and who we have nicknamed "Smiley" because she is always so happy and I am stunned she is already 6 months... I can remember the shock of learning I was pregnant with her like it was yesterday and here she is, an amazing little person who has brought so much incredible joy to our family.
Sean and I joke that we miss each other even when standing right next to each other. We joke how life may get "easier" in three or four years when Piper is able to do so much more for herself but then realize Dillen will be entering a hormonal stage in her life about that time. We joke about the future and our life of raising three daughters a lot. But one thing we both fully understand and appreciate is how much we need to enjoy the here and the now that we are living. I am reminded daily of how fast this clock of ours is ticking. I try to capture as many pictures and video as possible without feeling like I am not actually living "in" the moment.
I am laying in bed tonight with Roxy asleep on my left, Piper asleep on my right and Dillen asleep on the other side of Piper. I can hear the clock ticking with every breath coming from their tiny mouths and I can feel the clock ticking with every beat of my heart.
I feel so damn lucky to have a clock.