Taylor B. Donley, Blog & Shop

🥹

These are the days of a child between us,⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
a child sleeping in the middle of our bed, with a foot in my stomach and a head on your chest, each night.⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
The days I hug you in the kitchen, and a child sneaks between us to join our embrace.⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣
The days of a child sitting on each of our laps while we’re trying to take a bite of a sandwich.⁣⁣⁣
⁣
The days of a child tugging at our pants and interrupting our conversation⁣⁣⁣
to ask for a snack,⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
to say, "mom, I like Bluey!"⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
or to tattletale on a sibling.⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
But when they get older, we won’t be able to spend entire days together as a family. They’ll be pulled in so many directions: by school projects, extra-curriculars, and friends. We’ll no longer be the center of their universe but a supporting role in their lives.⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
We will have uninterrupted conversations,⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
silent hugs and kisses,⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
and hot cups of coffee.⁣⁣⁣
⁣
There will be so much time for just you and me.⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣
And we’ll miss this⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣
and the calls of “Mommy, can you push me?” “Mommy, come here!” “Watch me, Mommy!” at every turn.⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
So, these are the days of a child between us,⁣⁣⁣
⁣⁣⁣
𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨.⁣
⁣
Shared with permission from Living FULL, by Danielle Sherman-Lazar

❤ If you liked this, you'll love our new book, SO GOD MADE A GRANDMA, available for pre-order now! https://herviewfromhome.com/so-god-made-a-grandma/