Live in the moment

We all went to church today for the first time in months...the girls went to the nursery and Jeff and I went to pray. As I sat there, looking around at all the families, everyone looking so nice, I thought about all my blessings. 

We are moving to Massachusetts next week. Jeff got a job offer from a colleague he used to work with. We're so excited for the move, but my mind is caught up in finding a house, applying for licensures and jobs, looking for a rental in case we decide to go that route, packing, etc...

I've been more impatient with the girls lately and I need to stop. I've been living for the future for so long now. When I moved to San Antonio, I always thought I'd be coming back to the Northeast. I never felt settled. Then we moved up to Dallas and it was "temporary" as well, so my mindset was always "soon we'll be gone from here". Now I've been thinking "if we have a third child..." My mind is filled with future endeavors and not focused on the moment. I keep waiting for the day my girls will stop crying and whining over every little thing and wish they would hurry through these exhausting toddler years. I think forward to when they finally go to Kindergarten...it's so wrong.  

I have so many blessings in my life. I need to relish every moment right now because I know I'll miss these years and regret not enjoying every exhausting moment. I read an article that was called "I wish I had never told her to hurry up". It was written by a mother of a pre-teen girl. She spoke about how the years went by so fast and she missed her daughters toddler years. I don't want to regret anything, especially these precious years with the two of them so small and sweet. 

So an update on the two of them: 

Penelope is 1.75 years old now and speaking in 2-3 word phrases. Very advanced! ;) She says "no pat me" or "no kiss me", and repeats the last few words of all of our sentences. "Where is the sugar?" "Sugar?" It's so adorable. She also copies all that Gwendolyn does and tries to be a big girl like her. 

Gwendolyn is a sassy, stubborn, fiesty, super-sweet, loving and caring 3 year old girly girl. Pink everything. I love this age because she's so cuddly. She has moments of frustration and will whine for too long, but the good moments are so amazing. That little smile with those perfect teeth and dimple; can't get enough. 

My girls...:)