To remember...

    I remember when my son was first born and people told me things like "Cherish these moments" and "Be careful, they grow up so fast" at the time I thought I understood what that they meant. I assumed they were saying that childhood is such a short part of a persons life and you only get one shot at it.  But now 12 years into to this parenting thing I think I really understand what people were trying to tell me.  It's not that childhood is such a short part of life it's that it's still happening no matter what else is going on. When your child is first born every moment seems like a lifetime, everything else falls to wayside and your focus is on this new life you've created.  You don't love your child any less when you have to go back to the "real world" and bills, chores, employers etc still have the nerve to expect you to give a damn about them when you just created the most perfect person!!!  Before you know it grocery shopping or car repairs and whatnot are in the front of your mind and you're watching your child growing up out of the corner of your eye. For years I meant to get a nice camera and take wonderful pictures of my son like the mommy blogs I read at the time.  Suddenly my sweet special boy was rolling his eyes and telling me I just didn't understand this or that. I knew the time to capture the sweetness was coming to an end and it would take some sneakiness on my part.  So I did what any mother desperate to have one more week with her "little" boy would do...  I took him to DISNEYWORLD !!! I picked my favorite images to put here to comfort me in these teen years ahead.  I don't know whats coming for me but I'm ready.

 And a few bonus for those really hard times