There are moments in parenthood when you catch yourself wondering how much longer you have; how much longer before this moment passes forever. For me, one such moment is Baby’s bedtime bottle. We have a little routine, which we stick to 99% of the time. Mr Hubby gets in from work and gives Baby her dinner, then he gets her room ready, while I do any urgent work that’s cropped up during the day. Then when it is bedtime, Mr Hubby kisses and cuddles Baby at the bottom of the stairs and I carry her up to get her ready for bed, waving to Mr Hubby at the top of the stairs. Mr Hubby then goes to make our dinner, while I put Baby to bed.
However crazy and hectic the day has been; however feisty or even naughty Baby has been, it is all wiped away by the calm that washes over me as I sit in the dark on the rocking chair, with Baby lying against me drinking her bedtime bottle. These special moments that we won’t experience forever. There will come a time when she doesn’t need to lie on me, when she doesn’t need to be cuddled to sleep, when a bottle is no longer a source of comfort. When our little Baby, is little no more and become a little girl. I know this time will be soon upon us, as time is racing along.
For now I will relish each night that I feel her pressed against me and listen to her slow breathing, as she drinks her milk and winds down for the day. Kissing her beautiful warm face as I carefully place her in bed. Laying her toy close to her, in case she wakes. One day none of this will happen, for now I will relish every second.
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Katie from Mummy Daddy Me for #OrdinaryMoments
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