Mommyhood

With Mother's Day just around the corner, I decided to take some time each day and focus on those small moments that make being a mom so fulfilling. Yesterday presented itself with a wonderful opportunity to just stop and enjoy the moment. Curtis had taken Taylor to preschool on his way to work which left Boston and I a couple hours to ourselves. As I poured Boston his cereal, I decided to sit down with him to eat rather than hurrying to get ready for the day. As I sat down, and began eating, I noticed in an instant how grown up my little guy was getting. I decided to hurry and grab the camera in order to preserve the moment in time. My first picture that I took only solidified the feeling I was having...my baby was now a big boy.
Gone was his baby face and mannerisms, and in its place was this little boy eager to learn and be independent. Somewhere in the hustle and bustle of each day, he changed. And it was at that moment that I saw him different, yet still the same. I knew he'd still need to be cuddled when he fell down outside, or be rocked back to sleep when he woke up with pain from teething, but I relished in the moment that I saw the little person he was becoming. As he sat there in his chair, with no booster seat, and eating his cereal ever so carefully in order not to spill, I felt such gratitude to be a mom. And while being a mom can be....or rather, IS a hard thing to do and be; its moments like these that make you appreciate it all the more. I am blessed to stay home with my kids, to watch them grow and develop from day to day. Some days, like today, are overwhelming and just plain hard, but every so often you have moments that make it all worth it. Such a simple, everyday task, like eating breakfast, gave me such insight into who I am as their mom and what I have been entrusted to do. Each day this week, I hope to have a new "light bulb" mommy moment, and hope that each of you will seek out one, or several of your own.