Uh-Oh

You never know just how sweet it will sound until the words "Uh-Oh" come out of your child's mouth for the first time. Today, while at Wal-Mart, I clumsily drop several Christmas tins that hit the ground and unfortunately sounded like the whole shelf had come tumbling down. As I lift up, red in the face, certain the entire store is staring at me, Kalli stretches her neck out over the edge of the buggy and so sweetly proclaims, "Uh-Oh" and smiles with that big dimply grin. I forget to remember how embarrassed I am because in that very moment, my daughter, my sweet, sweet Kalli had just said a new set of words for the first time! My cup over floweth with joy!

I do not want these moments to pass me by.

As I look over at my Ava, she is pushing all the buttons on these dancing Santa's that are singing, "I like to move it, move it". (This just happens to be her favorite statement of the moment thanks to Madagascar 2) So yes, she has managed in the short amount of time, while Kalli and I are connecting on the word Uh-Oh, to push about 10 buttons one after another. I laugh and begin to chant with Ava, "I like to move it, move it!!"

These are the moments that I waited so long for. The moments I prayed so hard for. The moments that God gives to us all, hoping we won't let them pass us by.