His new sand and water toy

So we just bought Parker a sand and water toy for the patio. He is really into water and playing and digging so this was truly the perfect developmental toy for him right now. However, what I didn't realize is what I would see when I filmed him playing with it.



I saw my little boy who has about 6 or 7 words being so precious and wonderful- and then I saw my little boy at 6 or 7 who is taller and speaks clearly and is not as excited about the little things- and when I ask for kisses doesn't come running to me with his mouth wide open... and then I saw a 10 or 11 year old with an attitude and is slowly starting to lose interest in mommy...especially because he calls me "mom" now. Honestly- as excited as I am about Parker growing up- the thought of him being older and more mature made me so sad. Then, I became extremely grateful that I have him right now at this sweet precious stage and all throughout the day when a frustrated thought would come in my mind I would immediately realize that I still have him at this little man stage and I GET to enjoy him every single day!!! I GET to cherish these moments so that they don't fly by and I GET to slow my mind down and just enjoy him! Thank you God, for fast forwarding my mind to the future so that I could realize that he truly isn't going to stay this same little boy for the rest of his life and I will NEVER get these moments back with him so I need to enjoy them!!!!
Recently a mom in Kingwood had an unfortunate, TRAGIC happening after birthing a child that resulted in the amputation of her arms and legs. Though God's grace was all over her- she did have moments that made her sad such as when she realized she could never walk in the grass barefooted again. When I read that I realized that every day I take so many beautiful things for granted, like the fact that Parker and I can go play in the grass BAREFOOTED!!! Being 6 months pregnant and chasing a 16 month old around has it's tiring moments, but when I realized that Parker is at such a sweet tender stage and when I realized that I have the PHYSICAL ability to enjoy every moment with him like running and chasing him around the house and swimming and sitting in the grass and the list goes on, I realized that tired feeling goes away and is replaced with a rejuvenated excitement and GRATEFULNESS that I CAN!
I never expected that when we bought that sand and water toy- I would buy an opportunity to appreciate and cherish my time with my little boy.....and my time running barefooted in the grass with him.