I truly believe that motherhood is a blessing. My children have brought great joy to my life and I love watching them learn. I especially love watching them interact with each other. They make me laugh and smile daily. I think before most people have kids they have this lovely image of what being a parent is. They see visions of their children playing nicely with one another at their feet by the fireplace or big sit down family dinners with everyone smiling and talking...oh yeah, and actually eating their food. It's true, there are those memorable "Kodak" moments that makes all the other stuff you have to put up with very worth while. Those happy moments are the ones that are usually blogged, but today, I'm going to focus on that other "stuff." Those moments that push me closer every second to going into, what I like to call, MMM or Mommy Meltdown Mode. The stories are funny now, but let me tell you, at the time I wanted to rip all my hair out and run screaming from the house! :)About a month ago when Matt was away in Austria on business, I had put the kids to bed after a fairly uneventful evening. The hardest adjustment of parenthood for me has been getting up in the middle of the night. I don't do well being woken from deep sleep at all hours of the night having to leave the wonderful warmth of my soft bed and fluffy down comforter. At around 3 am I awoke to Danny yelling for me from his room. We recently moved Rach into the same room with Danny, so I ran as fast as I could to get in there and quiet him before Rach woke up. I open the door and the rest goes as follows:
Me: What do you need bud?
Danny: Uhh, I need nothing.
Me: You mean you need something?
Danny: No mom, I need nothing!
Me: Ok... good night.
Danny: MOM! I NEED NOTHING!!! (crying) GET ME NOTHING!
Me: Danny I have no idea what that means!!
Danny: Mom, just get me nothing...please!
This goes on for probably another 7 minutes or so.
Me: Just go to sleep and we'll look for nothing in the morning.
Danny: Ok
The dilemma is temporarily resolved, then, as if on cue, Rach wakes up.
My sweet little innocent looking Rach also has her moments. The other day, I put a movie on the for the kids so I could take a quick shower. My shower is my little break during the day. It's pretty much the only few minutes of the day when I can relax and think.
I'm washing my hair when I hear the curtain slide open. I look down to see Rach, fully clothed sitting on the shower floor. I get her out and sit her on the rug so I can finish rinsing my hair. Of course she quickly climbs right back in. I give in, turn off the water and slide the curtain aside only to see an unraveled role of toilet paper along with little piles of laundry detergent all over the bathroom floor. How a kid can be so destructive in such a short period of time is beyond me.
Despite these moments and the many MANY others like them (i.e. Danny asking me repeatedly throughout the day to fix toys that aren't broken and Rach pooping in the bathtub) I can't imagine life without my little trouble makers. Life is good...really really good!
Danny is in a phase where he hates wearing clothes.
Both kids love wearing their backpacks and Rach always has to have something on her head, whether it be her brother's beanie (above), tights or a dish towel.
3 comments:
Your kids are so darling! I feel the same way about being a mother, there is no job in the world that is more difficult but at the same time more rewarding. You are such a great mom and a great example to me. I love you!!!
Erin... the nothing story had me rolling. I can't believe Danny and Rachel are so big. Needless to say, I can't wait to see them (and you) at Christmas.
Oh my gosh...I can see why you needed a break at GNO! That is funny now. I'm sure it wasn't then. It's a good thing they're so dang cute!
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