09/09/2026
I was watching my girls on vacation with their grandparents, and I had one of those moments where motherhood just hits you a little differently.
They were laughing, running around, holding their grandparents’ hands… just being kids.
And I started thinking about how incredibly special this season is.
There’s this little window of time where **your children are still small enough to need their grandparents, and their grandparents are still strong enough to keep up with them.**
We always say, *“They’re growing so fast.”*
But sometimes I think we forget that everyone is growing older at the same time.
The kids will get bigger.
Their grandparents will get older.
And these exact vacations, these little hands, these ordinary family moments… they won’t always look like this.
So I don’t want to rush through it.
I want the extra hugs.
The messy vacations.
The tired kids.
The grandparents spoiling them.
The photos where nobody is looking at the camera.
Because maybe these aren’t the “little moments.”
**Maybe these are the moments we’ll wish we could have back.** 🤍
For all the moms trying to soak up these years while raising their babies — I’m right there with you.
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