I was inspired to write this blog posting this afternoon while I was arranging a picture to be hung above our bed. As I was scouting out just the right position on the wall, I spotted some funny little marking on the headboard of our beautiful sleigh bed. But upon further inspection I discovered that they were not just your ordinary wear and tear scratches on the bed post. They are in fact tiny little teeth marks from our little muncher.
Jackson likes to pull himself up on everything right now and our headboard is just another obstacle to add to his accomplishments. And I guess while he's hanging out up there, he gets a little nibbley with his new teeth. But instead of being upset about our bed having a little blemish, I actually got a little weepy knowing that Jackson had etched a memory into our furniture. It's like he scraped his name into that wood making it timeless and forever ours. He is growing so fast every minute before our eyes that I feel we can't document them fast enough. And with me now back at work, I feel that I may miss more of these moments. I need to just enjoy each second as they are all a gift. And not be so rushed in getting through the day but slow down and notice all the little things with our quickly growing little one.
(Jackson on his way to his first day of daycare fun with Shannon & the kids. And Mommy's first day back at work from maternity leave.)
2 comments:
those are quite the teeth marks!
he looks happy in his carseat on his way to his newest adventure :)
Oh back to work. At least you're only part time AND have a year full of amazing memories to treasure forever.
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