Yes, I want to play with the house…again!

It seems to have been raining for weeks in Hampton Roads. We have become accustomed to  hanging inside watching the dreary weather and waiting for our chance to break out of the house before the next rainfall. Inside, Addisyn and I have been busy coloring, playing with play-doh, and re-exploring all of the toys we’ve forgotten about in both play rooms while little brother tags along doing tummy time and hanging out with us. So when Addisyn has asked me several times today, “Do you want to play with the house Mommy?” You would think my answer would be something like, “no, not again!” Instead, I respond, “absolutely!”, and I mean it. Yes, I want to play with the house. I want to play with that house with you as many times as you want to, because it makes you happy. I want to play with that house with you because you momentarily forget that you often have to wait for me to tend to little brothers needs before we can do the things you would like to do. I want to play with that house with you because it allows to me to peak inside your imagination and be amazed at how much attention you pay to daily life. I want to play with that house with you because it’s just you and I, and sometimes Daddy, and we laugh and then laugh some more. I want to play you and that house because one day, you won’t ask me 15 times in a 2-hour period to play with it, and I won’t turn you down a single time because of that. So yes, Addisyn, let’s go play with that house, again!

I love being a mother. I love my children, I love them so much! This all might sound like the same old spill, but it’s the words I have today, the words I have everyday. I am so thankful they are mine. It doesn’t matter how challenging the day is, or how long the night, I just love my children. I love them so much that I miss them as soon as they go to sleep. Though I operate on very little sleep and my to-do list is insanely long, I still feel like my best friend just left the minute their sweet little eyes close, and I’m ready for them to be awake again! Motherhood is kind of crazy that way, it’s hectic, it’s chaotic, it makes absolutely no sense, and it’s complete bliss if you think about it… an absolute joy. We might spend most of our days making plans for nap time, but surely when naptime comes, it won’t take long before you’re missing your sidekicks. I’m reminded daily that nothing is more important than the smile on their faces and the memories that we make each day. We moms are pretty much all alike in that, no matter what you do each day, you do it for your little ones…just to see the smiles on their faces. Good job mom, good job!