Mommy moments

So, there are few mommy moments that when they happen they melt my heart and just re-confirming over and over that this is why I'm here.  The first smile, the first word "mama", the first time they reach out to you.  One came up the other day from Ian.  I said "I love you, Ian" and he says "I love you too, mama!"  The first time they say it back to you is a tear jerker.  Another moment was he was taking a nap and I hear him quietly calling my name from his room as he was waking up.  I walk in there and he says "mama, I need you."  I hope he feels (and his sisters) will always feel they need me:)

Cheerios

So, Anna spilled her entire bowl of cheerios on her lap this morning at breakfast.  She cried for a minute, threw her pajamas off, got dressed and helped me clean it up.  And then it was over.  Do you think an adult would have continued their day as normal (as normal as a 4 year old would) or do you think that they would have been grumpy the rest of the day as a series of unfortunate events continued through out the day?  I would hope the latter and that we shouldn't cry over spilled milk:)  (literally)

Path

Do you ever wonder why you are on the path that you are?  Ever wonder what these tests are for?  Is it to make you stronger?  Is it some life lesson that you are only now supposed to learn?  Do you have a hard time believing that things will get better?  Some days I question my path and what I am supposed to be learning from all the temper tantrums and screaming.  I can tell you that it is making me stronger, increasing my patience to an obscene level, and making me love my husband more than anything.  Because I would not be the woman I am today without the path that led me to him.