"You're Gonna Miss This"

I was watching the country music awards last night and I heard a song I've come to love in recent months. Every time I hear it I can't help but to think of Nicholas and how lucky I am to share every day with him. It always brings me to think about all of his little quirks and the things he does every day that bring a smile to my face...even those that aren't funny until many hours have passed!! Anyway, the song, by Trace Adkins is, "You're Gonna Miss This". Here are a couple lines from the chorus:

You're gonna miss this

You're gonna want this back

You're gonna wish these days

Hadn't gone by so fast

So, Nicholas and I were laying in bed this morning...(he was sleeping and I was WIDE awake) and he started doing something that he has done since he was a tiny baby--held onto my ear. For those that haven't seen this it is quite funny! Whenever Nicholas is tired, scared, sick, or just wants to cuddle he HAS to have an ear in his hand. He will usually rub it for a while (sometimes a long while!) until he falls asleep or is comforted enough to move on. As he was holding onto my ear I thought about how I would surely miss these moments when they are gone; when he's too old to even think about touching my ear!! Even though he can do some damage - he's been known to draw blood - I love it... So here we have a picture of Nicholas holding onto my ear this morning (be thankful I didn't get my whole face!). And, yes, he's fast asleep.

The next few lines of the chorus are equally as true:

These are some good times

So take a good look around

You may not know it now

But you're gonna miss this

I suppose I feel lucky to have realized this in the moment...instead of 5, 10, or 20 years from now. I really do treasure my life today; the people in it are amazing. I'm lucky and I know it!!

ok...I'm frustrated...I can't get the spacing right on this post and it doesn't look nice:(.