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Life’s Little Moments

Life with little people can get quite overwhelming at times. As we grapple with the relentless rigour of days spent managing routines, work, household chores spruced with trying tantrums, it’s easy to forget the little moments that make life worth living. Those moments where you want time to stop still, where your heart melts in an inward sigh.


I want to note down these moments, lest I don’t remember them in the future. 


  1. Your toddler runs into your arms when you pick them up from nursery
  2. Your toddler gives you a kiss for no apparent reason and says I love you Mummy
  3. Your toddler says something wise beyond their years eg try again mummy, you can do it!
  4. Your toddler sings a nursery rhyme to calm his baby sibling 
  5. Your toddler reserves a chair for his soon to be arriving sibling and doesn’t sit on it himself
  6. “Let’s dance mummy!”
  7. “Are you making dinner for me and brother? That’s my favourite food!”
  8. “I’m toooo small to drive Mummy!” 
  9. When you’re watching an animated film and your toddler laughs at all the right moments (He’s comprehending what he’s seeing!). Watching that film then becomes a whole new experience.
  10. Your toddler says that your parents are his best friends 
  11. When your toddler misses his grandma and asks whether she can come back to visit for 5 mins only please ? 
  12. When your toddler runs in pure joy in an open field, park or the beach 
  13. Bath time when there’s water all over you because your baby just learnt how to splash 
  14. When baby giggles at something silly that you say so you keep saying it over and over again w
  15. When toddler feeds baby sibling some snacks 
  16. When toddler tries to lift baby sibling and does this with utmost caution 
  17. Toddler makes baby sibling laugh and for a few minutes your house resonates with pure unadulterated laughter 
  18. When your toddler wants to take your picture and actually does a great job of it! 
  19. Your toddler says he has the best family in the world! 
  20. When you sigh to yourself about how tired you are, your toddler overhears and says “you go to sleep Mummy, I will look after baby (sibling)”


In chasing the bigger dream we often forget these little moments that make life worth living. It is these moments that need to be cherished and celebrated. After all, it’s the little things that take up the most space in our hearts, isn’t it? 




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