"You're Gonna Miss This"

This is the phrase I hear most often thrown around between older moms and new moms.

"You'll miss this when they're older."

"Cherish every moment! They're over so quickly."

There have been many moments, though, that I can look at specifically and say, I am *not* going to miss that moment.

Like when I had to miss my brother-in-law's wedding because my toddler wouldn't stop screaming and flailing around in tantrum, so I had to stay in the car and listen to her scream:

Or when the baby is sick and snotty and cries constantly and only wants to be held ALL DAY LONG:

When your toddler refuses to nap even though she is EXHAUSTED and she spends the next 20 minutes in the car screaming her head off and rubbing her eyes:

When both kids cried/whined through your entire shopping trip to WalMart:

When you get only 4 hours of sleep total for several nights in a row with a teething baby.

When your baby decides to give up the pacifier--but can't sleep without it quite yet.

When your baby breastfeeds so hard you develop scars on your nipples.

When she screamed an entire flight from Philadelphia to Los Angeles.

But the moments aren't all bad. In fact, there are lots of moments that I know I will want to remember. They're the ones I will miss.

Carrying a sleeping baby around Disneyland:

Watching her get excited over little things, like a box of books featuring her favorite character:

Keeping each other warm on cold nights:

Playing squishy face:

Making silly faces in the selfie cam:

Teaching her the art of video games:

Watching her climb the playground equipment for the first time:

 Being able to wrap her up in a towel after bath:

Being able to give her a bath in the sink!

When they both fall asleep in the car:

When they light up with their whole face when they see you for the first time in a while.
Dance parties and singing out loud.
When they surprise me with something new they are able to do or say.