02/25/2026
Iām caught between a plea of āplease stay this little foreverā and āplease give me just 3 minutes to chop the veggies for dinner.ā My heart aches at every sign of growing up yet treasures watching them learn a new skill, especially when it means I may get a few more minutes to drink some coffee or knock out a task. But I also canāt help but think about how much Iāll miss these days, and about the kind of mother I want to be. Which is the mother who loves and enjoys her children and allows them to interrupt her āimportant workā.
Snuggling my babies a little extra these days.
I know itās going to change too quickly. I never want my to do list to get in the way of enjoying my babies. Yes I need to be able to have a few minutes to cook dinner and get things done, but if my baby needs to be held the whole time, then so be it. My chores, my wants, my business will always take the backseat to my children.
Motherhood is rich. And weāre not promised tomorrow.
Columbus Ohio family photographer