For a while, I thought it was best if I kept our names quiet. Then I asked myself, why? They are quiet no longer!
The Escape Artist
Little Logann is becoming so active. She is cooing and squealing all the time. She is so much fun to watch! Several days this week, I have sat beside Logann and watched her try to escape from her bouncy seat. She is the wiggliest little girl I have ever seen. She has been successful several times. I thought it was to hilarious not to share with you.
I made it!
You may be wondering "Why doesn't she buckle her in?" Well, she's not big into restraints:). She is just now getting to where I can put her down for more than two minutes, so I just sit beside her and watch her. It's funny, as soon as I saw her doing this I immediately thought of Matthew who did the same exact thing. I have a picture I will try to find and post it later!
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My Thoughts On Motherhood
I wanted to share a post that I blogged somewhere else. Being a mother is my main job these days, and it is the hardest, and most rewarding, job that I have ever had. Please read on, and know that if you are a mother, you are doing the greatest work you will ever do!
Written February 7, 2009
Growing up, I thought I had a wonderful mother...well, I still do! I loved the time she spent with us playing, snuggling, and teaching. I thought she was a perfect mom. Looking back that is what I remember. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that she felt many of the same feelings that I have been feeling over the past three years. I felt the need to write this blog because I know that many of my friends here are mothers or will soon be mothers. I read a blog that made me stop and think the other day. I wanted to share my opinion of motherhood, so if you are interested, please read on.
I want to start by saying that I love my children with my whole heart. I did not know that I could love anything on Earth as much as I love my children. This love is instant, painful, joyful, undying, unshakable, and stronger than I could have ever imagined. I am completely in awe that God loves ME even more than I love my children. I have wanted children for as long as I can remember. I LOVE my children! I love playing with them, snuggling and rocking them, dancing and being silly with them, teaching them, watching them grow, listening to Matthew's funny stories and comments, listening to Logann's baby babble, and just being with them. I was so thrilled when I found out I was pregnant with both of my children. I knew my life would be changed forever. I really could have never imagined how true this was.
With all of this said, being a mother is SO HARD! Some things I have experienced as a mother are sleepless nights, lack of time for myself, disciplining the 3 year old for putting a friend in a box at school, correcting potty-mouth language, breastfeeding, teaching children to tell the truth, changing diapers, potty-training, teaching colors, letters, shapes, and numbers, teaching children to share, doing all the laundry your children produce, taking sick kids to the doctor, almost passing out when stitches are needed, feeling disgusting because you are covered with spit-up and haven't had a shower, spending time at Vanderbilt for dislocated elbows, and lots of worry. Worry...am I showing my children Jesus everyday? Am I raising confident, not conceited, children? Am I spending enough time with each one? Am I always calm and patient with them? Am I always a good example? Some days, I think that I am letting my children down even though I love them more than they will ever know.
My message to you is this... I found out that my "perfect" mother felt the same way that I am feeling now. The truth of the matter is that there is NO SUCH THING as a perfect mother. I tend to be very hard on myself. I tend to expect more of myself than I probably should. I have a feeling that many of you reading this do the same thing. Please don't be too hard on yourself. Try to enjoy yourself...the time goes by too fast!
I know now that my mother was not "perfect," she was just perfect for me. She loved me with all of her heart and that is what I have always known. I absolutely love being a mother and I hope that Matthew and Logann will remember how much their mother loved them, even though she was not perfect.
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