In the moment...

The house is so quiet right now as all three of my boys are quietly sleeping.  Its a perfect day, absolutely beautiful out.  I'm just laying here on the bed next to Eli as he sleeps and the window is open and I can hear the cars passing by on the nearby freeway and the birds chirping.  There's nothing uniquely special about this moment, but still I wish I could bottle it up.  I can hear Eli quietly breathing and he looks so peaceful.  Sometimes its hard not to live in the past or anticipate the future...but I always want to remember its the moments that really count.  Its too easy to get caught up in life and let it pass you by.  I feel like my boys are growing up faster than I can blink and I want to savor this very moment because I know it is fleeting.  A lot of people I know right now are having babies and I tell them all the same thing.  Cherish every single moment, because it goes so fast!  I know I could probably sound silly, because my boys are only 5 months and almost 3 years old - they still have their whole lives ahead of them!!  But, I'm glad I think about it, because I don't want to sweat the small stuff.  I truly want to make the most of each day, to have patience and to not have regrets.