Motherhood still seems as new to me today as it did the day we first brought Jordyn home from the hospital. Everyday is new, everyday tests me in a different way, and I find myself having to adjust something, everyday. It tests you to the core, and pulls your heart in so many different directions.
It's funny how watching my kids interact with each other can bring a joy and pain to my heart, at the same time. As a mom, I know you understand when I say that it's hard to keep your heart from just bursting when your kids do something amazing, or sweet. But the realization that life moves too fast, that they are soon going to grow out of this phase is something that threatens to break my heart. Where is the pause button to life? Why can't I slow time down, at least a little? Sometimes I feel like I should just carry a helmet around with a video camera, so that I can capture and remember every moment, every detail of who they are at every stage of life.
But, life is such that it keeps moving. I am getting older (boo) and so are my kids. Before I know it, kids will be gone, one at a time, heading off to school for all day at a time, and I'll be left at home missing the noise, and everything that came with it. I have been feeling so sentimental about this lately, and I can understand so much more why youngest children are so spoiled. I think it's because parents finally realize how fast life passes you by. As with Reagan, gosh I just want to hold her and remember everything about her at this cute baby stage of life. Because I know that it will be gone all too fast. It went by with Jordyn and Tyler much too quickly.
Now, I understand more that hugs and kisses need to be given more often. Patience exercised more freely. Time given without complaint. And, to tell them they are loved as often as I can. So that is my goal. Now, I'm off to play with my kids. :)
(taken with phone, sorry for the blur. Tyler and Reagan)
5 comments:
I love this post. I love the moments where I remember the same things. Today we ran some erronds, and I decided when we got home we were all going to sit down and just read books together until we had to have lunch before school.
Dale and I both just let Jack cuddle with us as much as possible. He's so big, and so small all at once, and in a few weeks he won't be our baby, and it's a little sad, but exciting of course as well, lol.
Anyways, thanks for the post and the reminder. You're kids are adorable. :)
All I can say is well put.
Amen. You described it perfectly.
what a sweat post. motherhood is amazing isn't it! they do grow up WAY too fast :( you sure have cute kids though! we miss you guys
hope you guys are doing well, happy holiday to you and have a great Christmas!!!
I love this post! Motherhood is hard and wonderful, I agree with that. You are a good example to me of a good mom!
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