Just Remembering...

A couple of my friends have had babies in the past 6 months (3 actually) and it has been so wonderful to see them experience all the "newness" of being a mom. I had one of those experiences last week. I had come home after a long day at work and it was still light out and just chilly enough to know it was Fall. So, Ella, myself and my mom went outside to enjoy one of the last Fall sunsets. One of my favorite things to do is watch Ella explore and discover. She loves the daisies I have planted outside and cannot get enough of them. No matter how many petals she pulls off she never seems to get tired of it. She is so focused on that moment and that experience. No thinking about homework or phone calls or work stress. None of the stuff we all struggle with on a daily basis. Times like this remind me to try to remember the wonderment of truly experiencing. Being in the moment and enjoying it. She is getting so big so fast. I would have never thought that a 17 month old would teach me more in the short time she has been on this Earth than the 30 years I have lived so far.