That moment when you know it'll never be the same again........

It hit me this week...  I can't even say now what I was doing or thinking at the time that led me to it, but the realisation set in that this time next year - in less that a year in fact - ALL of my babies will be in full time school!  How that time has flown.

I have had the absolute pleasure of being fortunate enough to have been a stay at home Mum with all three children.  Truth be told more from a 'got to do this for my own mental health' point of view than a financially doable one, but my goodness has it been worth it!  I've had the full support of my amazing husband, Mum, Dad and Parent-in-laws to be able to do this and over the 7 years since becoming a Mummy I have been there at every step. Literally.  I've not missed the first chuckle, I've enjoyed the developments like sitting up, teething, weaning, crawling, toddling.  I've cooked and batch froze every purée.  Near enough all the nappies have been changed by me. The hurts have been kissed and the books have been read by my lips.  And I wouldn't change one single moment.  It's not been easy, in many respects, but I will never look back with any regrets of what we decided was best for us as a family.

Now my girls are in full time school their days are a mystery to me.  Oh, they'll give me snippets if I ask.  And I always ask.  It's become a habit that as we walk the short few minutes back home at the end of the day I will enquire, "So, what was your best bit today?"  Sometimes they'll have tons to tell me and others not so much...  But it's 6 hours a day, 30 hours a week that I have very little clue what they're up to.  I now though have set up my own business which keeps me busy, work comes in at a nice pace and it's not like I'll get to spend my days twiddling my thumbs waiting for the school bell to ring...

Now I'm so very aware that I have so little time left with my youngest at home.  He's already in preschool for 15 hours a week.  He loves it, which I've also been blessed with;  Kids that enjoy school (so far!).  But this time he still has with me before his time away from me doubles in a matter of months, I will treasure.  I will embrace the moments we get to share.  The noisy times, the meal times, the quiet play times - like this collection of images.  Because soon enough I'm not going to be 'a stay at home/work at home Mummy'.  I'll just be 'working from home.' 

And I won't have this (below) anymore.....

Thanks for looking ~ Fleur x