When my son was little, I stayed home with him during the day. I worked nights while his dad was in the Navy. It worked for us, well. I finished my degree while I watched my baby grow up. I didn’t miss a single milestone and I would never ever trade a minute of that time for anything else in this entire world.
This is the child who’s laughter and smile could bring me to tears with the pure beauty and joy it would bring.
One of our most favorite ways to fill the day was with Disney movies. He was obsessed. Every single Pixar movie, he would have them on rotation. The minute it would end, I would have to start it over again. He wasn’t even watching half the time, he needed it for background noise. He would be playing and pause for just a second or two to watch his favorite parts, point and laugh at Woody, or Mike Wazowski (maybe because they shared a name? He always favored him.)
I miss those days, fiercely.
Right from the beginning of our Disney movie days, I always pushed the music. Whenever a song would start, I would pick him up and dance around the house. Once you’ve seen a movie 5 times in 4 hours, you learn the words pretty quickly. After awhile, it would be him seeking me out to dance when his songs came on.
The opening scene to Lilo & Stitch would always excite him. He loved this movie so much that he wore it out. I had to go buy another one. He loved the opening song to this movie so much that he would make me replay it over and over again. He got the soundtrack for Christmas that year but it wasn’t quite the same. I just recently added this song to my iPod and every time I hear it, I can’t help but remember his little chubby legs bouncing up and down as he swayed to the music. I can almost hear his ringing laughter as we twirled around the living room, his head thrown back with joy.
Sigh. My baby isn’t a baby anymore but it sure is wonderful to remember those days.
You know my love for Hawaii and this song is beautiful!
I love the simple things like a song that can jog your memory to something special like dancing with Mikey. The other day I was wrapping Christmas gifts with my mom for UKCharlie to bring home with him and I remembered when I was a kid my mom used to have me put my finger in the middle of the bows to help her with the wrapping. It was the one thing I could to help. It is a simple memory, but a really warm one. Someday (all too soon) Mikey will have his memories of when he was a kid.
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Oh, I do know the feeling. They grow up so fast. My daughter loooved the little mermaid (still does actually), but it just makes me think of when she was a baby dancing around to under the sea. We just went to a singalong not too long ago, and those memories…. *sigh*
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wow this brough up feelings. The 1st 2 years of my 9yr olds life I was home & going to school. I’m so glad I had that with her and I miss it more now that I can’t do it with her sister.
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We do the same thing! I love dancing to the music in these movies and the kids love to be playing and have a song come on that they love and then dance with the mermaids or the monsters or what have you! Awesome!
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awww such cute memories… makes me think of when our boys were so little. Those chubby legs are no more. *pout*
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I had a similar nostalgic experience with my boys when we saw Toy Story 3D. Toy Story was Jackson’s movie, we watched both of them a million times it seems. Strangely though, sitting in the movie theater, seeing them on the big screen for the first time, it was like watching him watch them again for the first time. Noah didn’t remember ever seeing either one of them, so it was amazing watching him watch for the very first time. The songs and the characters, and the light in my boys faces, it made my heart so warm it melted.
It’s not fair how fast our boys are growing up. It’s not fair how the busyness of being a mama means that you forget these little things that meant so much, so easily. I wish I could pause life, just so I could make sure that I soaked each precious moment and laugh in. I don’t want to forget a thing… but I do.
Sweet post Mama!
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That still brings tears and swells to my heart when I watch that with the kids. It’s just beautiful.
This is why I wish I read blogs more often. Reading this makes me feel like I’ve re-discovered a lost treasure.
This is just one of the many reasons that I love and adore you. You are a priceless treasure. Thank you for sharing this piece of your heart. xoox
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And now I have to watch Lilo and Stitch this weekend. MUST.
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