Those little moments...

I think that everyone can agree that anyone who has a child has felt like they have done something completely wrong, but also had those moments where everything felt completely right. Im here to tell you those completely wrong times can be the most humorous if you have the right outlook.

For instance, Do you wash your toes every single time that you shower? Or do you just kinda let the shower water run down your legs and really only get in between those toes when you have worn flip flops down a dusty road? If I don't wash my own toes every single time why would I think to wash my child's? well.... Let me tell you WASH THOSE TOES ;) Or maybe i'm the weird one for not washing my toes every time that I shower?...

The first bath I gave Hayden, He screamed the ENTIRE time. I felt bad, it was super quick but I was so excited for something new... Well fast forward he enjoys its now ( Most of the time ) but at around 3 weeks Eric and I noticed his feet were SOOOO gross... yup, ALL THE TOE LINT was mushed up in his toes! GROSS... at the time were super hard on ourselves. We couldn't believe that we had missed them getting so gross, turns out that was just a moment to laugh at and now every time he is in the bath we wash in between every single finger and toe, and all those other little wrinkles and crevices; but hey, I can now say that my child always has clean toes! that sounds like something to be proud of today ;)

I feel like as parents we are all so hard on ourselves that sometimes we really need to stop and realize we are doing the best that we can and that sometimes the best we can includes those moments when you realize your child has really gross feet. On top of that, those are the moments that will actually be remembered when they get bigger. " Hey Hayden, remember that time we left your feet really gross because we didn't even think about cleaning them"... well you might not remember that being 3 weeks old; but we sure do!

As I continue to grow as a parent and as I continue to watch Hayden grow, I know that I will make real mistakes, and I will also have to laugh at myself from time to time in knowing that I am doing my best and that my best is good enough. Hayden is fed, he is happy ( well most of the time anyways ) he is growing like a weed and learning new things every single day. That is what really matters.