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Quiet Your Mind

I love this song. It's called quiet your mind by Zac Brown Band and it really sums up my life right now. "wishin I wouldn't get any older".  I actually downloaded this song to listen to while I was in labor (and thought for about 1 second I may do the natural labor thing....what was I thinking?). I downloaded it just based on the title. I actually started listening to the CDs I made for the hospital while nursing Stella and this song instantly became my theme song.  Any time anything in my life is stressful or crazy I just start humming this song (If I'm in public I just think about the words). It helps me stay present in the moment.

Sometimes I want to rush in the morning while feeding Stella but then I remember this moment is fleeting. Am I really going to not savor this second so that I can get to work faster and work on a spreadsheet? In 5 years what will I remember, the spreadsheet or the sweet sigh my daughter makes in the middle of nursing? I do love a good spreadsheet but Stella's sigh....there's nothing better than that sound.

When the instramental hits I see flashes of Stella as she grows older all the way to making me a grandmother. I can't stop time but I can enjoy it so everyday I try to do this. My Saturday posts are also an offshoot from this concept as well. Some are mundane but aren't most of the moments in our lives?

I can't tell you where the last 4 months have gone. Time passes so quickly, I am savoring every second of my baby girl. It seems like just yesterday I took the 1 month picture of her. Look at how much she's grown?!?!

Quiet your mind, soak it all in, it's a game you can't win. Enjoy the ride.

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  1. JENAugust 4, 2012 at 8:24 PM

    Now that you have a little girl - go listen to Will Hoge's "Baby Girl". Do it immediately and see if you make it through without goosebumps. And my 2nd favorite is Paul Simon's "Father and Daughter" - I had never heard it but Jayson played it for me one night and said he knew since day 1 that would be the song he danced with his daughter to at her wedding.

    On another note, you figured this out so much faster than I did oh wise one - so congratulations :) She is so beautiful!

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  2. gloverfamilyAugust 5, 2012 at 3:48 AM

    I am loving the 4 month pic. That girl. I love your focus on her and what a nice reminder that there are things more important than spreadsheets. You have done such a great job balancing being a rockstar mommy and a professional. I agree with Jen-you sure have figured this out quickly!!

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  3. hughesfamilyAugust 5, 2012 at 4:15 PM

    You are a mommy role model! Seriously, i love how you savor being a mommy and how you are still kick ass at work! Awesome, I am so glad I have that I now have a copy of that song. It's perfect.

    Love that big girl!

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  4. Amanda PilkintonAugust 17, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    Ok...sweetest post...crying. she is a doll!

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