Time

You know when I was younger I would judge the passing of time by how close it was until a break from school, as soon as you started school you automatically start counting the days until your first day off!  Usually wasn't too long before Labor Day or at least thanksgiving because it was a FOUR day weekend!  But there wasn't something to tell me how fast time was going by, and really when I was young it took FOREVER for summer break to come again...am I right?

Now that I have Carter time has seriously gone so fast!  I KNOW I KNOW EVERYONE complains how fast time goes by once they have a kid really is true!  Ask anyone with a kid!  One of the first things you'll hear is "Enjoy it!  It goes faster then you know!" I could not even begin to tell you how fast these last 8 months have flown by!  Literally!  Like what?!  8 months!  ;( I mean I'm not complaining carter is so much fun!  He's crawling!  Laughing!  Getting into EVERYTHING!  And so alert and so much fun!  But as I sit here typing this I can't help but be sad thinking that I will NEVER in my whole life or his life be able to hold that little tiny baby again!  

I was at my grandmas house today & I was watching Carter in his walker and I said "man, I can't believe how fast 8 months has gone by" and she said "I know." Then I asked her "can you still picture my dad like that?  A little baby?  Can you believe that was almost 50 years ago?" Her & my eyes welted up thinking about it and then I said "I can't even imagine when Carter's a grandpa." Both of us in tears, and I totally didnt mean to make us cry but just as I am sitting typing with tears in my eyes I can't help but get sentimental thinking about time.  And just how fast it goes by.  I mean one day!  WAY WAY WAYYYYY down the road I will be a Great Grandma and I'm going to still be complaining about how fast time is flying by.

And I will be constantly reminding myself to enjoy my time!  Enjoy every moment I have on this earth because time is too precious to waste!