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A Hundred Hearts

Posted on December 5, 2011 Written by Tonya

Lucas is 2 1/2 years old today and they were right. I was warned. Everyone that said it goes by fast. By it, of course, I mean childhood…. mine, yours and especially our children’s.

One minute it was just Todd and I and the next we became a family by bringing home our newborn son. Fast forward in lightening speed time, we began celebrating all of his amazing milestones and he soon turned one and then two and now attends preschool, sleeps in a twin bed, lives on macaroni ‘n cheese and has begun asking us all sorts of inquisitive questions about the world around him.

Right before our eyes Lucas has turned into a little person… a wonderful, thoughtful, strong-willed, energetic little person.

I constantly search for the pause button and desperately try my best to stay present so that I don’t miss a moment of his childhood.

I want to remember these days of sweet innocence and discovery forever.

A hundred hearts would be too few
To carry all my love for you.
– Author Unknown

Linking up with Galit (These Little Waves) and Alison’s (Mama Wants This) Memories Captured.


The photo above was created using picnik.

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Comments

  1. Alison@Mama Wants This says

    December 5, 2011 at 9:30 pm

    I love the quote.

    And the picture! Could he be any cuter?

    Thank you for linking up with us!

  2. Bits of Bee says

    December 5, 2011 at 10:52 pm

    He’s so adorable, and definitely a great quote!

  3. Maureen | Tatter Scoops says

    December 5, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    He’s just so cute! And that quote is powerful. Love it πŸ˜€

  4. Galit Breen says

    December 6, 2011 at 2:57 am

    Oh you, this is every bit as lovely and loving as I imagined it to be.

    Beautifully told love, is what this is!

    xo

  5. Kir says

    December 6, 2011 at 4:33 am

    My fellow quote girl!!!! Lovin that one. That picture of Lucas is making my heart smile…I love that you get to be his mommy….
    I too am wishing for a pause button lately , wishing for a little more time to see them as “little” , I feel that too. If only we could stop time for a little while.

    Right??

    What a gorgeous post to your amazing little boy.

  6. liz says

    December 6, 2011 at 4:47 am

    I need to get over to Picnik! I’m loving all the cool things you girls are adding to your photos!

  7. JDaniel4's Mom says

    December 6, 2011 at 4:57 am

    What a cute! I love that he loves books!

  8. Not a Perfect Mom says

    December 6, 2011 at 5:13 am

    what a beautiful quote…I’ve never heard it before…

  9. Nicole DeZarn says

    December 6, 2011 at 5:14 am

    Oh, every Mama’s heart is with you! He’s adorable! And, if you ever find that pause button, please let me know where to find it:)

  10. Janie says

    December 6, 2011 at 5:45 am

    “you can read to me?” how sweet is that!

  11. Jessica says

    December 6, 2011 at 9:04 am

    What a perfect quote to go with that picture.

  12. Natalie says

    December 6, 2011 at 10:30 am

    I was just thinking this same thing. Where’s the pause button??
    I asked Jolie this morning if she could try not to grow as fast as her brothers. Her reply? I dont think I can stop Mom.

    I die

  13. Jackie says

    December 6, 2011 at 12:53 pm

    Yes, you are 100% correct! It goes by too fast!!
    He is usch a cutie and I love “you can read to me?”

  14. Jessica says

    December 6, 2011 at 2:38 pm

    So perfect and I feel the same, as much as I want to see them grow, I want time to slow down.

  15. Denise says

    December 6, 2011 at 3:18 pm

    It really does go by so fast. I can’t believe my babies are almost 8 and 6.5. How in the world did that happen. I wish I could record every moment in my head to play back at will. They drive me nuts, but I love them so much.

  16. Kimberly says

    December 6, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    Oh I love that quote. It’s so perfect. And he is just adorable!

  17. Stasha says

    December 7, 2011 at 8:49 pm

    He reminds me of my son at that age! Such a handsome fella!

  18. Andrea @ The Penny-Roach's says

    December 8, 2011 at 9:20 am

    This is one of my favourite ages, love the picture and words!

  19. Sherri says

    December 8, 2011 at 11:09 am

    Oh, I loved this! And here I sit, eating M&Ms at work, gazing at his cute little face…wish I could share some with him!

    Oh, in a few weeks I can!!

  20. Leah says

    January 5, 2012 at 1:44 pm

    Oh how I adore this little person so much. He certainly is my favorite guy in the whole world. I should start making Lucas pick who I date! πŸ™‚ Wouldn’t that be funny? Love, LOVE, LOVE that picture with all the words!!

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