Slow Down Time, Everything is going by too Fast!

And it is August already. School will be back in session soon and after that cooler weather and all the wonderful holidays! I do look forward to the cool weather and the holidays but at the same time it seems that summer just began. The days are ever fleeting and I just want to squeeze every precious moment for all it's worth. My girls are growing up! Josephine will be 3 in a month and I felt that it was time to work on potty training. She seems to finally be getting the hang of it but we are definitely not out of the woods yet. And her hair is so long and when I pull it back she really seems like a little lady. Not only that but I will be sending her to Mothers-Day-Out starting in about three weeks for two days a week. I will try it for a month and go from there. I'm not sure if I can handle her being away from me. This is all happening too fast!!! And Eloise is going on six months old already, rolling over and beginning to sit up almost by herself! I am so blessed to have my two beautiful girls in my life. They bless me beyond measure. I do still have my moments or even days when I don't think I can take it any more, such as yesterday, first day of intense potty training. But I remind myself of a book my grandma got me when I first had Josephine called Everyday Blessings. And it talks about life before baby arrived and then after baby arrives. Here is a short excerpt:

Since you've arrived I've learned to look around, Not to hurry so much, to take my time and slow down Because... someday I will miss the floors full of toys, The laughs, the cries, and all of the noise... (many other memories that I'm not including here) You've taught me to stop and enjoy everything, Each and every moment and all that life brings -- Because messes clean up and tears fade away, but you can never go back and relive today. I thank you baby for showing me all of this, For without you, imagine what I would miss!

Sometimes I get so sentimental I cry but I know God doesn't want that either. Just to enjoy this moment, not to be in such a hurry for the next thing. We are not promised tomorrow. But that doesn't mean we can't plan for tomorrow! :)