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Life doesnât stop moving forward, does it, {NAME}? The world doesnât stop spinning, the weird little hairs on my chin wonât stop sprouting, and the babies we birth wonât stop turning into toddlers and then go off to their first day of school to break all our hearts!!! Just me? Hahaha! Some days feel long and slow, but itâs weeks like this that make me realize just how much I have zero control over time and life cycling onward. As I paused in the morning and looked over at my calendar, it was a âwow, weâre really here in October of the year 2021, arenât weâ kind of moment. Iâm about to have our second child. So soon! Thereâs another kid about to jump out into the big, wide world and have a knack for cracking me wide open, just like Coco. Just like all the loves of my life. I find myself so anxious to meet them! I wonder what theyâre like? Who will they become? What will they enjoy? And it feels like only yesterday that I held Coco as a newborn. Itâs such a strange feeling! Even as someone who very much values slowing down as often as possible to soak up and savor every moment offline, it all still feels like it goes a bit too fast. Flashing back to Cocoâs first day of school is SO surreal, and tbh a great thought to bring up when I feel like I need a good cry. Watching her stand there with her backpack and hopeful grin across her face? Her excitement with her other teeny, adorable classmates and joyful, present teachers? The absolutely miniscule washing machine, kitchen set, and toilet in that Montessori classroom??! Weeping. All over myself. [image]( I started losing control of the tears, so I threw my sunglasses on and off Drew and I went. For an HOUR. Itâs just an hour Jenna, I told myself. Even now, sheâll ask when she gets to go back to school.
Tomorrow, my love. After one more sleep! I could remind myself of ALL I wanted, but the emotions were real. Something about the very intense mix of pride for our little girl, celebration that sheâs already having such a good time, and grief that weâre closing that chapter of babyhood because now we have a kid in school. I knew this time would come, but it hits really hard when itâs actually happening to you. Itâs not a future date on a calendar. Itâs a present reality! And I hope that one day Coco gets to look over at her calendar with all the mixed emotions of having a life you love so much that, of course, itâs hard to watch the days roll underneath you as you continue onward, too. Of bravely saying âyesâ to whatâs next because whether itâs a party, a pitstop, or a whole construction zone, itâs worth showing up for. Despite all the feelings, I have zero desire to reach for that pause button. Because as life unfolds, being present for it has only allowed me to grow. Itâs only ever made me more the person I needed to become. I donât want to go backwards.
As challenging as it may be sometimes, forward is best.
Change is a gift. Growth is glorious. Honestly, Iâve been semi-good at documenting the changes, challenges, and celebrations of life. Even some of the mundane days get a spot in my proverbial scrapbook. Living part of my life on the internet has some perks, like being able to scroll through the memories! If you feel like taking a stroll through some of my journey with meâmaybe youâre new around these parts, maybe you need to catch up a bit, or maybe youâre just curiousâ[hereâs an update I wrote]( during my 3rd trimester of this pregnancy! [And hereâs one from my 2nd trimester.]( Wanna zoom out even more? Hereâs one of my favorites: [our year in photos from 2020.]( I highly recommend documenting your life in whatever way you feel most drawn to. Wanna buy a camera just to start documenting little bits of life? Are you a writer? Do you blog? Maybe youâve got a big stack of films and photos from generations past! Tell me where you track your life. Itâs one of the best ways to look back with fondness, gratitude, and peace knowing that even those times you didnât think you were changing, those times you thought you werenât going to make it, and the days that you hope to never forgetâare the waves and wind that keeps you sailing forward. Youâve come so far. And onward you go! Jenna [Unsubscribe]( Jenna Kutcher 340 S Lemon Ave #4227 Walnut, California 91789 United States
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