Parenting is all about hoping for the future “I can’t wait until my kids are able to do …” and glorifying the past “It was so great when my kids …”
During football season (Yay Giants!) I’d glorify the past. Particularly the days when Emma was just a few months old and she and Drew were both napping in the afternoon. Mom and Drew would go upstairs to nap, Emma would fall asleep on my chest and I got to watch the game. Nowadays I very rarely get to watch a show I want to see while the kids are awake (though I think Drew is starting to like Mythbusters).
Of course this is a case of “the good old days” since the reason that Mom was napping along with the kids is that Emma was still getting up in the middle of the night.
For a long time I longed for the days when the kids would be out of diapers. Not that changing them was so horrid but because it was a general hassle. Now I just long for the day when Emma can go to the bathroom without assistance from dear old dad.