You're Gonna Miss This - A Reminder for Parents

"I wish there was a way to know that you're in the good ole days before you have actually left them," said Andy Bernard on 'The Office' Series Finale. Andy then says, "Someone should write a song about that."  Well, someone (actually, a lot of people) have written a song about that: To start with is the song, "You're Gonna Miss This," by Trace Adkins.

Life just isn't that long. In the wise words of Trace Adkins, "You're gonna miss this; you're gonna want this back.  You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast.  These are some good times, so take a good look around.  You may not know it now, but you're gonna miss this...".  Thank you Trace Adkins.  

The song, "You're Gonna Miss This," always reminds me to appreciate and live in the moment, because one day, I am going to miss this - I am going to miss walking in my daughter's room in the morning and seeing her smiling face as she stands up, grabbing onto the crib rail, saying, "Mamaaa!" in the most excited and adorable voice in the world.  When she's 13-years-old and "cuts the umbilical cord," so to say (aka, starts caring about her friends more than her mommy, like I did to my poor mom), I am going to miss this.  I'm going to want this back, and I'm going to wish these days hadn't gone by so fast.  

Life goes by too quickly.  I'm 26-years-old, and I already see it.  I need to remember this the next time I start complaining.  Don't get me wrong: I am still going to complain, but remembering that I'm going to miss this will help me remember that I don't actually always mean what it is that I am complaining about. 


"You're Gonna Miss This," by Trace Adkins

MORE GREAT SONGS WITH SIMILAR THEMES:

"It Won't Be Like This For Long," by Darius Rucker
"It won't be like this for long...one day that little girl is gonna be all grown-up and gone."

 


"My Wish," by Rascal Flatts
Grandma "Mia" sent us a message the other day, saying how much she loved the lyrics to the song, "My Wish," by Rascal Flatts.  I couldn't agree more.

"I Hope You Dance," by Ronan Keating
"I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean.  Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens..."

"And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance, I hope you dance..."

You Know You Have a Newborn When - Part 2 - Toilet Flushing Phobia

You know you have a newborn if....

You've suddenly developed a "toilet flushing" phobia.  What this means is that you used to flush your toilet freely - whenever the process was warranted and without a care in the world.  Now, suddenly, you fear that even the subtle flush of your toilet may wake your sleeping little nugget ..and you'll be damned if you lose any more sleep.  You take the risk- the risk that you may forget to flush the toilet later on, and that someone else just may see your un-flushed toilet.  Is it worth the risk?  Yes, yes it is....

You've already damned your dogs for waking up your sleeping newborn last week with their barking, and you'll be damned yourself if you become the one responsible for waking your sleeping baby, because waking up your sleeping child is, effectively, the same as eliminating your very brief opportunity to nap, shower, or change your underwear. 

Did this happen to me?  Yes.  Many things changed once a newborn baby came into my life.  Did I knowingly walk into a WalMart store, wearing my robe?  Yes.  (See You Know You Have a Newborn When - Part 1 - Your Robe).

What weird things did your sleep-deprived self do when you had a newborn?

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Signs That Your Blog Actually Sucks

Ever get the weird feeling like you are talking to yourself?  Well, that's how it sometimes feels when you write a blog, especially a blog that receives very little comments.  It's quite humbling!  Maybe you chose the wrong platform (WordPress vs. Blogger). Or maybe, it's something deeper than that....maybe the blogging community just isn't that into you.

What do I mean by this?  When not even your mom, nor your sister, can "remember" your last blog post, and when neither one of them have ever even commented on your blog, aside from one single time, in your last 200+ posts, then your blog might suck.  And, even if you are passive-aggressively trying to send your mom and sister this message right now, say, for instance, even through this very blog post, there is still a 98% chance that they will not receive your message.  Why?  Because they do not read your blog.