it won't be like this for long

As you all know, Kris has been VERY supportive, moreso than some husbands who are physically here for their children! Last time we talked on the phone he said something that is somewhat bittersweet. There's a country song by Darius Rucker (yes, hootie) that's called "it won't be like this for long" (see lyrics below) and this was Kris's response to me in one of my ramblings about dealing with a newborn. I know there's an end in sight to all of this crazy hectic feeding and sleep schedule.... but, it's hard...

All my life, I am always the one in the crowd who says "no worries, I can do it" and 9 out of 10 times, I can... I surprise myself sometimes. Well, I made it through most of the pregnancy alone with family coming in and out helping when they could, which was nice to have... but sometimes, you just want your best friend there to hold your hand the whole way. Now, if you had asked me 4 years ago if I could make it through this alone, I would have said Yes, definitely, and I would have kept trudging forward as if nothing had happened. but, after meeting Kris, all of that changed. Yes, I'm independent, Yes, "I can do it" but... I guess the question lies in whether or not I want to do this alone... and i dont. I know even if he was here, I would still have to breastfeed and be awake and I would struggle just as much, but, I suppose "Misery loves company".. So, my motto for the next few months, in a bittersweet way will be, like my husband and Darius Rucker say... "It wont be like this for long"


He didn't have to wake up
He'd been up all night
Layin’ there in bed listenin’
To his new born baby cry
He makes a pot of coffee
He splashes water on his face
His wife gives him a kiss and says
It gonna be OK

It won’t be like this for long
One day we'll look back laughin’
At the week we brought her home
This phase is gonna fly by
So baby just hold on
‘Cause it won't be like this for long

Four years later ‘bout 4:30
She's crawling in their bed
And when he drops her off at preschool
She's clinging to his leg
The teacher peels her off of him
He says what can I do
She says now don't you worry
This’ll only last a week or two

It won’t be like this for long
One day soon you'll drop her off
And she won’t even know you're gone
This phase is gonna fly by
If you can just hold on
It won’t be like this for long

Some day soon she'll be a teenager
And at times he'll think she hates him
Then he'll walk her down the aisle
And he'll raise her veil
But right now she's up and cryin’
And the truth is that he don't mind
As he kisses her good night
And she says her prayers

He lays down there beside her
‘Til her eyes are finally closed
And just watchin’ her it breaks his heart
Cause he already knows

It won’t be like this for long
One day soon that little girl is gonna be
All grown up and gone
Yeah, this phase is gonna fly by
So, he's tryin’ to hold on

‘Cause it won’t be like this for long