07/23/2022
"They donโt tell you about missing the newborn phase. You hear about the rough late nights and early mornings but you donโt hear about how much youโll crave that intoxicating newborn scent after itโs gone.
How is it possible to miss someone so much even when theyโre in your arms?
With every sized up diaper and onesie too small, with that hospital bracelet sitting on the shelf, and seeing them hit their milestones, your heart breaks a little...but it also doesnโt.
Parenting is funny. You want them to grow and you want them out of certain phases and when they do, you are simultaneously left with excitement and joy and a heart ripped to pieces.
Youโre told โit goes by fastโ and you canโt help but nod or roll your eyes but when you finally live it you quickly realize - it goes by fast. Faster than anything you can imagine.
So as youโre kissing your newbornโs cheek for the 300th time tonight, be sure to breathe in that scent a little more and when youโre on the 23rd round of top chef in your toddlerโs kitchen, ask them for one more delicious plastic cupcake.
Because time is a thief and it goes by fast."
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