Little Moments

May I try to capture the moment...Pandora always helps because it makes me feel like I'm living a music video. In the absence of rain or cloud cover, the sun shines through our living room window morning until evening; only the angle changes. I have a heap of laundry I am trying to fold, a baby in a bouncer and a toddler in ballet shoes - or "dance swippers" as she insists I call them. John Mayer is tearing up an amazing guitar solo on Pandora, the sun is shining in, Kyla is dancing around pausing only to help me play "peek-a-boo" with Seth who is content as can be. I get my laundry folded and think, "wow, being a mom is awesome- I think I'll blog about this!"...




The day ended like this:


That was about 2 weeks ago. Being a mom is awesome, and busy! I finally had time to look up the General Conference talk I was thinking about when I gratefully experience my little moments of awesomeness in mommyhood. Elder M. Russell Ballard says:

"The first question: What can you do, as a young mother, to reduce the pressure and enjoy your family more?

"First, recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction.

"Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said: “The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. … I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less” (Loud and Clear [2004], 10–11)."

I figure that's pretty fitting as its General Conference weekend. We actually watched a few sessions here at the Hadley home. Kyle set up a projector he borrowed from work, and Kyla kept herself busy playing and dancing during the musical numbers. For about 60 seconds the four of us sat together peacefully on the couch. Another little moment! I look forward to reading the talks. I made mental notes to read specific ones later as I missed crucial parts thanks to a protesting baby boy.

And Happy 1 month to my baby boy. May we have many more precious little moments!