Things you are going to miss when they’re older

I just put my newborn to bed and came down to the living room to grab a quick snack before going to bed myself as I’m exhausted. My husband put our 3 year old to bed without putting his toys away.

One of his favorite things to do lately is lining up all of his animals in front of our TV. It’s been a busy weekend and a busy couple of months, but seeing this I got a very strong feeling I can’t explain — I just thought how I’m going to look at the TV one day and miss these little animals lined up in front of it.

I am tearing up as I’m writing this. Especially after being in the hospital for a month leading to delivery and then spending most of my time with my newborn, I feel like my older kid is growing so fast and I can’t keep up. Time, slow down please. I love this 3 year old stage and I feel like it’s going by so fast, and I’m missing so much of it.

What are you going to miss when they are older?

ETA: Thank you guys, I’m sobbing reading all your comments! Snuggle your sweet little toddlers extra tight today <3