There's the old saying, "treasure all the moments because the go so fast" I'm sorry but when there are tantrums and naughtiness going on, I will not treasure them!! I love my boys but I am wholeheartedly looking forward to the time when I don't have to worry about being hit or kicked by flailing three-year-old hands and feet. I'm glad that my almost two year old isn't at that stage...yet. Right now he's at the I-want-mommy-to-hold-and-carry-me-all-day phase. I'm actually thankful, even if my back and tummy aren't, for that.
The moments I will cherish are the ones of Josiah hugging and kissing me at the store when I wasn't feeling well and leading me to my bed telling me I need to go to sleep when I told him I wasn't feeling well. The moments that I will never forget are the ones where Titus pulls up my top and kisses the "baby" and says, "Hi Baby!!" with a huge smile on his not quite understanding face.
The struggles over bedtime or cleaning up toys I look forward to forgetting and moving on from. Potty training and accidents will be ancient history. I will probably miss the diapers and super long nursing sessions, but the spit up and blow out clean-ups I won't miss.
I am so thankful God has blessed me with these two boys and third one not here yet. Just like I don't miss the arguments and spats I have with Matthew, I know I learn and grow from them and move on. I pray that I am continuously growing as a mom and learning how to raise these young men to love the Lord and others above themselves!!
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