Mom Truths...From My Point Of View

Motherhood...

Where every tall, refreshing drink you pour for yourself will be immediately thieved, shared among all the kids and handed back to you only when there is an inch of preschooler slobber and backwash left in the bottom. Enjoy!

Where every banana you peel to enjoy as a midmorning snack will disappear before your eyes into tiny, yet skillful hands....while the one you peeled for them lays in a mushy pile on the table. And yours was the last one in the house.

Where every time you take them to the bathroom they insist that you "get out" because they "can do it themselves".... But when you are sitting down relaxing for the first time all day and let them go by themselves, they will suddenly need help and call " Mom! Mommy! Mom!" From the bathroom until you get up.

Motherhood...where 2 out of 3 relaxing baths will be hijacked by a 3 year old.

Where, at almost 8 months pregnant, it's perfectly acceptable to ask "ok, who's going to put mommy's socks on her today?" It's also acceptable to bring a bowl of lucky charms with you to your relaxing bath...the one you wisely waited until an hour after bedtime to take.

Where the best thing about Friday nights is that your 8 year old can pour her sisters' cereal in the morning and you can sleep in (and by "sleep in" I really mean "we all know it's not actually going to work out that way, but we try to convince ourselves that it will")

Where no matter what kind of a day you have with your kids...today it was some serious invasion of my personal bubble by some very squirmy and clingy preschoolers...going into their room after they are asleep and just looking at them instantly melts away any lingering frustrations. It reminds me of that card I saw one time that said "the sound of my children's laughter is the best sound in the world, next to the sound of their deep breathing when I know they are asleep"LOL. 

But seriously, I fall in love with them all over again when I see their peaceful sleeping faces :)

Where this picture that Myka drew of me holding her hand while a balloon is making her float away makes me emotional every time I look at it....and there's no explainable reason why, but that's ok, because it will always make me smile :)

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