A day may come when we will not dream of sleep, won’t begrudge the world lie-ins, especially our spouse.
A day may come when we will eat before 9, not hear a child cry just as fork meets mouth.
A day may come when we won’t cry in the street, when our children have pushed us right to the brink.
A day may come when the bickering will cease, and the silence we crave will pervade the house.
A day may come when we will walk upstairs without a bottle, and come down without a dirty nappy.
A day may come when our backs will not ache, our hands won’t be cracked and our heads will not pound.
A day may come when the washing machine is silent, will not be hidden behind mountains of clothes.
A day may come when we will have 6-8, an early evening added back to our day.
A day may come when we’ll wear dry clean only, our hair won’t be dusty with dry shampoo.
A day may come when we can’t pick you up, when our cuddle is not enough to make your tears dry.
A day may come when we won’t know your every thought, won’t cook your every meal, won’t know if you ate.
A day may come when you won’t sit on our laps, won’t let us in, won’t live in our house.
A day may come when the omnipresence of mums fails, when we see more of our friends, and break all bonds with maternity pants, but it is not this day.
An hour of wolves and shattered dreams when the Age of Mum comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we love!
sitting with tears in my eyes after reading that. So beautiful and so true xx
Thanks so much Grainne, I cried writing it. xx
Another awesome post lovely! But you know what? I’m convinced that when that day comes we will be crying into our coffee wondering how on earth it all went so fast xx
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Thanks Renee. I know, I wrote it to remind myself that cuteness comes at a cost – well worth paying. x
So very glad that day isn’t here just yet! So vital to remember this and make the most of every second with our children 🙂 Thanks for such sharing such a beautiful composition. #aNoviceMumTwitterFeed
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Thank you. I wrote it to remind myself after a challenging time over the holidays! x
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Lush xx
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Thanks sugar!xx
Indeed it will come my friend. Trust me! Enjoy the moment – so hard I know. x x
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Sniff sniff! It’s coming too fast Jess – make it stop! 🙁 Some of these (like the lie-ins, always the lie-ins!) we are happily enjoying now, but I’m not keen for the time when they can’t fit on my knee anymore! Beautifully written, as ever, lovely xx
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I know, I know and I’m trying not to wish even one day away, even if it’s a horrendous bicker-fest! xx
That was poignant. Thank you. My heart is aching thinking of those days. I am so needed now that it is hard to imagine.
Thank you Kirsten! Sorry to make you feel sad.
I’m not ready to start thinking about some of these things. I can’t even comprehend our daughter growing up, she is so small and dependent, but then everything we do is a step towards her learning more so we are needed less.
Nice post.
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Awww this is so lovely Jess! Makes. me want those days not to come now though. Funnily i was just looking at photos of my eldest as a toddler and it was so weird, it was like he was a different person and i missed him a bit! x
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I really know what you mean. That Facebook time hop thing really threw me today, showing a picture of my baby when he really as a baby, not a full-on toddler. But toddlers are easier than school kids I reckon! xx
This made me emotional. Especially the last bit. Lovely post. #sharewithme
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If it didn’t look like I was playing favorite this would be my most favorite SWM this week. Love this Jess. So true, so beautifully and perfectly written!!! Love it. Thank you so much for linking up to Share With Me #sharewithme
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Great post, my kids are 6 and 8 and therefore not full on like babies/toddlers and I’m really enjoying their company (apart from the odd heinous meltdowny/squabbly moment.) I’m already ever so slightly dreading them growing into teenagers and beyond because there is actually real joy and peace right now amongst the noise and chaos they create!
What a lovely comment to read – my older two are 8 and 6 and I am really enjoying it too. The little one is 3 so not a baby anymore and much easier to manage. I’m totally going to enjoy it while it lasts, before the hormones strike!