Always Ashley: 57 Days

There are 57 days until my baby turns one.

57...

While this fact is hard for me to accept, I have to appreciate the time I have with him today. Sometimes I get so caught up in wishing Jake on to the next new thing, wishing away his childhood. "I can't wait until he can walk." "I can't wait until he can talk and communicate with us." "I can't wait until he can play outside with us."

Tyler and I have decided to stop wishing away the future and start finding happiness in the moment we are in. I'm happy my baby can't walk yet, that means he still needs me to help him get somewhere. I'm happy with the way my baby communicates with me, even though sometimes he just cries and I then have to figure out what he needs. I am happy that he loves playing inside with his mama, one day he may prefer playing with someone else. I am happy that he eats everything we put in front of him, one day he may decide he only wants macaroni and cheese or vanilla wafers at every meal.

Can I just go back to when he was this little and experience all of his milestones with the mindset that everything is on his time?