Cherish the moments

I think Elijah knows that I am reading a book that is supposed to help me with my strong-willed child.

He has been abnormally good today :-)

The sweetest thing happened. He was taking a nap and he had only slept about half the time he usually does when he woke up crying. I went to check on him and he was just sad (probably because he hadn't slept long enough) so I picked him up and held him for a while. He was content to be in my arms so I sat down in our little glider and started to rock him back to sleep.

I was reminded at this time how incredibly big he has gotten! Not only because my arm was numb after a few minutes, but I haven't held him like a baby, much less rocked him, in a very long time! I had been in the middle of something before I came to check on him but I decided that the moment was too sweet to pass up. He just laid in my arms, eyes open, tears on his cheeks, and thumb in his mouth, and we rocked. He fell back asleep fairly quickly.

As I rocked, I made a point to cherish the feeling of him in my arms, realizing that it was a rare moment and I may not have many more.