I Want to Remember...

 
Being the parents of a newborn and a one-year-old is hard.  There are plenty of times in the short 4 weeks we've been home that Jason and I have said things or done things to each other that we'd like to forget.  I've been impatient with Harper more than I should be.  I've let Reese cry a little too long at night because I just really don't want to get up AGAIN.  But amid those rough times are the little moments that make it all worthwhile.  In one or two or twenty years, this is what I want to remember about life right now...

I want to remember...

• that today when Harper was in her high chair, she wanted to hug me around the waist every time I walked by her.
• how Reese feels curled up on my chest.
• the way Harper giggles when we "all fall down" while playing Ring Around the Rosie
• the picture of Reese and Jason asleep on the couch.
• how Harper pats my back and says, "Hi, Mommy" when I get her out of bed.
• the sound of Reese's little grunts and squeaks.
• how Harper pulls in her Little Tykes chair and stands next to Reese while I change her, holding her hand and saying, "Hi, Baby."
• that it still feels weird to talk about my TWO girls.
• how Harper entertained Reese by singing and dancing for her today.
• that most people think Reese looks more like me :)
• that Harper's favorite song right now is "Call me Maybe"
• that straightening my hair was maybe my biggest accomplishment today besides feeding my kids.

I didn't get much sleep last night, Reese was gassy and very needy today, Harper refused to eat supper and just wanted chips, Jason was gone most of the evening, and my house is a mess.  But this list makes me happy. It's the little things, isn't it?