My time is fleeting

“Lord remind me how brief my time on Earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered—how fleeting my life is.” Psalm 39:4

Everybody always tells me enjoy every moment with Ezra, because they grow so fast. This is so true! It seems like I just bought him home from the hospital a few days ago… How can he possibly be five months already?

            I mentioned in my last post, that sometimes I get so bogged down with all of the things I need to get done that I forget to just enjoy the time that I have with the people I love. I forget that my time with my loved ones is limited, and I am not promised tomorrow. I only have a small amount of time to hug my son and to kiss his sweet face. I only have a small amount of time to hold his hand and tell him that I love him, because when he is older he probably won’t want to be around me much, especially when he is a teenager. I only have a small amount of time to teach him about God, and to teach him right from wrong. Once he gets older his beliefs will be formed in his mind, and it will be too late to teach him these things.

            As a reminder to myself that I need to enjoy every moment with my son, and that my time with him is short, I am going to list the things I love about him. These are things that I need to enjoy while they last, because they will soon change.

1)      I love his laugh and his smile.

2)      He started pulling a blanket over and off of his face, and laughing. It’s so cute. He’s playing peek-a-boo with himself.

3)      I love how much he loves his mommy. In the morning when he sees me coming towards him he smiles.

4)      He loves to spend time with his mommy. When I play with him or read to him he smiles.

5)      I love that his favorite song is “This Little Light of Mine.” If he is crying and I play that song for him, he stops crying and starts laughing.

6)      I love watching him learn in this stage of his life. I am amazed at how much he has learned. He has learned to sit, roll over, smile, and laugh in five months. He is also trying to learn to crawl.

7)      I love getting to know his personality.

8)      I love rocking him to sleep and singing to him. Sometimes when he is tired, he falls asleep the moment I pick him up. It’s so sweet that he likes me to rock him.

            These are all things I love about my son and the stage he is in right now. What are the things you love about your children?