Where's the Pause Button?

While there have been times throughout the twins' lives when I've thought, "This is so great! They're so much fun right now," that enthusiasm has usually been tempered with thoughts like "Omigod. I cannot wait until the girls are old enough to [insert self-sufficiency milestone here]." Every stage has been fun, and there are things about their early baby days I miss -- for example, they almost never fall asleep in our arms anymore. But I have always been looking forward to the next developmental stage. Won't it be great when they sleep through the night? Won't life be easier when they can feed themselves? How fantastic will it be when they can walk on their own? (Still working on that one.)

The tides are starting to turn. I realized yesterday that I love this age, right now, this minute. I don't want them to change. They are so sweet and cute and fun. They bestow kisses freely and happily. They have very earnest conversations in complete gibberish. (Or maybe I'm just not smart enough to understand them.) They take delight in the simplest things. They learn so quickly. And they are snuggly and cuddly and happy to let you hold them in your arms and just enjoy how wonderful they are.

Sure, they still have their less-than-shiny-happy moments, but we can deal with that. I love life with these kids exactly as it is at this moment. I don't want a thing about it to change. How can it get any better than this?