Change

I'm definitely not one for change but I decided to apply for another job (at the same university I work for) and ended up getting the job....long story short I took the job offer! I'm overly excited about the new opportunity I've been given but also frightened inside of all the changes. I began my new job yesterday and love where I'm at, the people I work with and what I'm doing so no complaints here.
So....I thought since I've taken this leap of change (which again....is not me) I decided that I also need to take the advice of a fellow blogger on changing things as a parent. She quotes Anna Quindlen (Loud and Clear [2004], 10-11):
"The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make...
I did not live in the moment enough.
I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less"
She talks about how she looks at an old picture of her children taken on a summer day and that she wishes she could remember what they ate, what they talked about, how they sounded, and how they slept that night. She wished that she wouldn't have been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing....dinner, bath, bed, etc. so I'm taking her advice on changing to be a better parent as well. Even though I take a lot of time with Hunter I do have that check off list in my mind on all the things that need done and often don't enjoy things to the fullest. I not only want to take time to enjoy every precious moment with Hunter but with Nathan too. So if it takes us getting up from dinner and letting the dishes set for a couple hours just to go push Hunter in the swing or watch the boys play golf in the front yard I will do that, if it takes putting off cleaning for another day just to set and play with toys, read a book or cuddle I will do that because I know children grow to fast and I want to be able to look back and have no regrets on these precious moments with my family.