It’s summer. And school starts in 37 days. Not that I’m counting or anything. *Ahem*. Since I’m not a fun mom, I really do a little better with parenting when my big kids are in school. When I have time to breathe without the 24-hour-a-day “MOMmomMOMmomMOMmomMOMmomMOOOOMMMMMM”! chorus that, punctuated with interspersed baby fusses and screams, gives me adult ADD and makes me want to pierce my eardrums so I can get a hearing aid that I can just turn off whenever I feel like it.
But wait, this is not where this post is supposed to be heading! Because despite my frustration at all the togetherness this summer (which, really, is my problem, a problem I am having adjusting to being a mom of three, and not their problem at all), I love the crap out of my kids. And I think they are the flipping BEE’S KNEES! I am so proud of them and am so thankful to be their mommy. So, to remind myself of what the heck I am supposed to be focused on, I thought I’d tell you a couple of my favorite things about each of my kiddos.
Joshua. My firstborn.
He is exuberant, optimistic, enthusiastic. He is loving. He loves his friends so much. He often writes sweet notes and letters to his friends, and is very generous with them. He’s trustworthy. He wants to do what’s right. He’s a snuggler, still at seven. How long will I get to enjoy snuggles from my big boy? I cherish every one.
Sophia Diane. My girl.
She is funny. Comic relief for this mama, she makes me laugh about a million times a day! She is sweet as can be, and everything she does (good or bad) she does 110%. She is nurturing. I love the way she cares for Jonah and any other smaller child. She is fierce. Determined and stubborn in a good way. I hope I can help her learn to always use that for good.
Jonah. My baby.
He is happy. Wherever we go he blesses others with his beautiful smile and happy spirit. He is a joy to be around. He is silly, blowing raspberries and squealing loudly at all the right times. He is loving, caressing my arm or face as he nurses. He is my surprise baby and his sweet personality surprises me every day as it develops more and more.
I love these babies. They make me crazy, but in between the crazy they bring me joy upon joy upon joy.
And in 10 years, when the older two are writing blog posts about me, I hope they’ll say I bring them joy more than I drive them crazy as well. But we’ll see…
