What brings you joy as a mother?
Laughter brings me so much joy! This week alone my toddler has blocked my husbands number on my phone --- which if you're a wife leads to many conversations of "why aren't you answering me" ... with my husband trying to show me and explain he answered every time! Of course in the moment it wasn't my fault, right? Wrong, but because it could have only been my two year old's doing we found ourselves giggling over the whole situation! I have also cleaned up a roll of paper towels, refilled the laundry basket ten times in an hour before realizing maybe I should move it, and re-stuffed a box of Kleenex. I had a friend send me a post of a child recently with shaving cream everywhere and her comment was "has Lincoln done this yet?" ... life is anything but boring with a toddler around! This morning I woke up to find Lincoln naked from the waste down -- sometime in the night he felt the need to remove his diaper and pants and yes his bed and blankets were soaked in pee. Again I had to laugh because really what else can a mother do? I am not sure what motivated him to remove them, but the fact that he is getting bigger and independent bring me tons of joy! He isn't a baby anymore! He's a little person with a BIG and FUN personality. Everyday is a new adventure with my son. He is mischievous, full of joy and and his giggles melt my heart.
My role as a mother has taught me many things, and the journey is far from over. I've been given a gift only a mother can know and appreciate. I have more patience for the stressful moments, more smiles when tears may have poured before and more strength to handle the unknowns of life because of how far we have come in two years. However, let's be realistic, tomorrow's post could easily be about tantrums or the hardship and frustrations toddlers bring, so today let's simply laugh, smile, and remember what brings us true joy as mothers!