Where Does The Time Go?

Not only can I not believe it's been about two weeks since I put up a post, Ella is now 18 months. She is halfway to 2. Time goes so quickly, this is how we lose touch with people, lose time with our friends and families. Before you know it you realize that you haven't spoken to someone you really care about in months. We are always on the go and now days everyone has a lot to worry about and stress over. It's hard to reclaim any free time (which really is fun time) between, jobs, kids, housework and running errands. Even working as little as I do, even I feel like I have no time for anything. (Which totally isn't true, I have more time than most.)

This rapid passing of time makes me even more grateful that I am with Ella most of the time. I have an 18 month old, when I swear I feel like I was just pregnant with her. I remember feeling her move the first time and thinking is that her? I know being her mother is one of my great journeys in my lifetime. I know it's going to seem like she grew up in the blink of an eye. Watching my niece and nephew get so much older in what seems like no time at all, I imagine it's even faster as the parent. I have been told it goes fast, many times and I believe them.

I am trying to make every day count. I am so aware that these years will go fast, just like my pregnancy and the first year went fast. Before I know it she will be in school and I probably wont know what to do with myself except work more. I also wont have as much time to play and have fun with her and to just be with her, with school comes sports and other extra activities that will take more "us" time away. That is just the way of the world and I know those days are coming. When her toddler and pre-school years are over, I dont want to have any regrets that I missed out on this early stage of life. We will never again have this much time with our kids, not when school, sports and hobbies start. Well, unless you home school, or you have an unemployed adult child that lives with you. I think I'll take the toddler years.