Don't stress the little things

Kids grow up fast! The changes that come in the first year are amazing. From a tiny single pound, helpless little person to a talking, walking, getting into trouble 1-year old, that first year goes fast with a lot of changes.

I have the pleasure and privilege to watch my second grandchild, a sweet little girl, grow and learn each day, and it has been a blessing and a chance to reflect. As a mom of her mom I know I was too busy trying to keep up to realize and enjoy the growth and changes that happen that first year of life. And in the past 220+ days of this little girls life I have seen her probably 210 days and it has been a joy! 

When it is your own kids you are too busy trying to live life to step back and enjoy or even realize how much your little one is changing and growing. But when it is your grandchild it is a joy to see the day-to- day changes that as parents you often don't notice. The new faces and expressions. The new motor skills that are developing, learned and growing into. Sometimes I even think this little ray of sunshine changes overnight. It's hard work being a seven month old and growing so much. But it is the biggest blessing that this little person is here, growing and thriving. Beyond blessed and my heart is happy and full when I get to spend time with this little one. 

So when my daughter stresses out (and I know I did the exact same thing) over naps or eating or a rash or if she has the right toys or one of a million other things, that all moms do, I smile and think to myself, I did the exact same thing. And as my mom told me when my oldest son was about this same age, don't stress the little things. When they are little their problems are little, the bigger they get the bigger their problems are, so don't stress the little stuff. Sit back, watch and enjoy, because they grow up so very, very fast.