People constantly say, "Appreciate every moment because they grow up so fast!" I do understand this statement, especially since I am having a hard time believing Jacob is turning 2 in a month!! However, there are moments that I can honestly say that I don't necessarily appreciate! Being a mother is a funny balance between loving some moments and trying to just survive the next! Between waking up 2-3 times a night to feed and change a diaper or rock your sick toddler to sleep, motherhood can be down right exhausting. What makes everything worth it is the "mother moments"; the moments when your children do something that no matter how frustrated or tired you are, it makes everything absolutely worth it. As I was rocking Jacob last night, going on 1.5 hours of sitting in the glider, I was so tired, on the edge of tears, wishing I was in bed, then the mother moment hit. With his head on my shoulder he started singing rock-a-bye baby. We have been reading a nursery rhyme book for a couple weeks, but he had never shown that he really knew any of them. It's amazing how these mother moments happen at the time you need them the most. These mother moments cannot be captured on camera, which is fine because they are the personal moments that I will always remember. With that being said, I have always blogged about the special events that are happening in our household, but I do not want to dismiss the everyday happenings either. When I look back on raising these boys, I may not remember Incredible Johns, Fairy Tale Land, or the Children's Museum, but I will remember our dinners, the park, Saturday morning breakfast, or the way the Jacob plays with Brayden on the floor. These aren't the most exciting pictures to look at, but they are the most fun for me!!
My mother moment with Jacob could not be caught on camera, but my mother moment with Brayden was. It happened the other night. After feeding him, he was particularly awake and interactive. I started talking to him and tickling his belly when he started silent laughing...
Being a mother is exhausting, but these mother moments make absolutely every second worth it!
Gotta love those well-timed mother moments! I think you should start a new label for "mother moments!"
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