{just wait}

For every important event in my life, there were people to warn me of what was on the horizon. "Just wait," they'd say, "just you wait."
"Just wait til you get married," some said when I was courting my mechanic man, "then you'll have to figure out how to fix arguments that happen all the time."

"Just wait til you start having kids," some said when I was newly married, "you'll never have any time for just you and him anymore."

"Just wait til he starts talking," some said when Little Man was on the way, "you'll wish you could just hear yourself think again."

Things like this. I know they were trying to be helpful. I know they said it half in jest. But each time someone said something like this to me, my heart would sink a little bit. Wasn't there anything good to look forward to? I knew that there was, and it almost made me angry that hardly anyone took the time to mention those things.

They didn't tell me that it felt good to fix arguments, because you were right with each other again. And they didn't say that when your man wiped your tears and tried to make you smile afterward you'd fall even farther in love.

They didn't tell me that when you did get those snatches of time together when the baby is sleeping they'd be even more special and it would give you a chance to just enjoy each other instead of the tv show you're watching.

And as for when Little Man starts talking, well, we haven't gotten there yet, but I can't wait to see what this little guy has to say!

So the next time you host a young couple, or go to their wedding, or talk to a new mama, please please please, tell them these good things. Skip the doom and gloom {because of course there will be some in life} and tell them about all the wonderful things in life there are to look forward to. Because there are so many more good moments in this life that are worth sharing.