Well, I found the previous blog I started a couple years ago. Rather than repost every thing or try and combine them for right now, I will just post the link to it here and you are welcome to follow it and catch up on it. :) Maybe one day I will learn how to combine the two but for now, this will have to do! Enjoy!
http://markandlaci.blogspot.com
Monday, April 7, 2014
Childhood: Fantasies and the Sometimes Harsh Realities
Has anyone seen the month of March? I am pretty sure I missed it! Normally I would complain about having time move too quickly, but at this point, I am okay to be in April, but I would like time to slow down just for a minute so I can enjoy the fact that my first "little baby" is turning FOUR!! Seriously, when did that happen?? Parents help me out here. Do any of you still look at your children, regardless of their age and think to yourself, "When did they get so grown up?" My children amaze me every day! Watching them grow and learn is truly amazing to me. Carylon has shown us a mature side I wasn't expecting for a few more years, but don't worry, she still acts like her four-year-old self most of the time. :) Picking on her younger sister is her favorite past time I am pretty sure. Madison has even learned how to fight back occasionally. Biting. It has been an adventurous couple of weeks around here! I know without a shadow of a doubt, though, that they are still the best of friends, even if they can't always get along. The love shown between the two of them more often than not is incredible to watch. They are always looking out for each other and insist on being together. On more than one occasion, I have found them in the same bed in their room cuddled up close together. It took a few weeks for them to be okay separating into their classes at church since Carylon became a sunbeam in Primary in January. Luckily, now they are content as long as they can give "lovins" before separating. And as soon as they are reunited it requires a big hug and Carylon asks if Madison had fun in class. They are beautiful little spirits! Even when they are driving each other, and essentially Mom, crazy.
This son of ours, on the other hand, I am pretty sure his main goal is to torture his mother to no end! I just hope that comes to a halt once he is born! (Please just let me live in my fantasy reality for a while, then you can start the "I would have told you so's" in a few more months okay?) Sleep is non-existent at this point due to the inability to get comfortable. It is fabulous! Hence the reason I am okay to have missed March. That gets us that much closer to meeting this little man of ours! I am ready for some Traydon cuddles where if he kicks too hard, I can hand him to Daddy. :) The girls are so excited to meet Baby Traydon. They have slowed their asking to only a couple times a week, but they are more than happy to tell everyone they meet that Mommy has a Baby Traydon in her tummy. I know they will make great big sisters! They already love his so much! Carylon will come up and just rub my tummy some times and look at me with the sweetest eyes and say, "I just love Baby Traydon so much, Mom." Naturally, I tear up and blame it on the hormones. I mean, what else would I blame it on? I love the sweet spirit my girls bring to our home and our life. Sometimes they are too smart for their own good, Carylon especially, but I know she is learning and growing and thriving in life and that is all a mother can ask for. I continue to pray that I can be the mom they need to really succeed in this life and grow up to be the strong women I know they can be. I am sure my slip-ups and lash outs are harder on me in the end than they are on the girls, but that thought doesn't make them easier to face by any means. Motherhood isn't a science, and everyone has different struggles. Knowing we aren't alone in the world of motherhood is such a blessing and, in reality, should bring us comfort. Anyone have a mirror so these words can bounce off of it and back to me? Maybe hearing myself say them will help the realization sink in! We need the support of the other mothers around us, so here is my challenge to you this week. If you haven't done so in the recent past, find a mother you know and just be her friend! Reach out and take her hand to let her know she isn't alone in the world. Let her know there is at least one person near by that isn't judging her actions one way or another and just be there. Friend, relative, stranger, who cares! Make a new connection! Let me know how it goes for you, and I will do the same! :) Have a great week!
This son of ours, on the other hand, I am pretty sure his main goal is to torture his mother to no end! I just hope that comes to a halt once he is born! (Please just let me live in my fantasy reality for a while, then you can start the "I would have told you so's" in a few more months okay?) Sleep is non-existent at this point due to the inability to get comfortable. It is fabulous! Hence the reason I am okay to have missed March. That gets us that much closer to meeting this little man of ours! I am ready for some Traydon cuddles where if he kicks too hard, I can hand him to Daddy. :) The girls are so excited to meet Baby Traydon. They have slowed their asking to only a couple times a week, but they are more than happy to tell everyone they meet that Mommy has a Baby Traydon in her tummy. I know they will make great big sisters! They already love his so much! Carylon will come up and just rub my tummy some times and look at me with the sweetest eyes and say, "I just love Baby Traydon so much, Mom." Naturally, I tear up and blame it on the hormones. I mean, what else would I blame it on? I love the sweet spirit my girls bring to our home and our life. Sometimes they are too smart for their own good, Carylon especially, but I know she is learning and growing and thriving in life and that is all a mother can ask for. I continue to pray that I can be the mom they need to really succeed in this life and grow up to be the strong women I know they can be. I am sure my slip-ups and lash outs are harder on me in the end than they are on the girls, but that thought doesn't make them easier to face by any means. Motherhood isn't a science, and everyone has different struggles. Knowing we aren't alone in the world of motherhood is such a blessing and, in reality, should bring us comfort. Anyone have a mirror so these words can bounce off of it and back to me? Maybe hearing myself say them will help the realization sink in! We need the support of the other mothers around us, so here is my challenge to you this week. If you haven't done so in the recent past, find a mother you know and just be her friend! Reach out and take her hand to let her know she isn't alone in the world. Let her know there is at least one person near by that isn't judging her actions one way or another and just be there. Friend, relative, stranger, who cares! Make a new connection! Let me know how it goes for you, and I will do the same! :) Have a great week!
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