I'm a Mom

Last night, Neal and I went to a party for a friend of his. I always get kind of nervous going to social functions because I'm worried I'll just blab on and on about my kids and people will think, "how sad, she has nothing else to say." But no one did, in fact they were all quite impressed that we have 2 1/2 kids and are still so young. There were lots of single people there, and we were talking on the way home about how strange it would be to live alone. Sometimes, I'm sure we all feel, that it would be amazing to be surrounded by quiet and to look at every mess and know that only you could have created it. But in the quiet moments when my little ones are sleeping on me so peacefully, I can't imagine them all grown up and not there anymore. I told Parker today that I don't really want him to grow up. He of course asked why and I told him that sometimes big kids don't hug their mommies enough. I made him promise that he would stay his huggy little self, even when he's big, and he agreed that he would.

It's such a blessing to be a mom, I'm so lucky I get to stay home and be with Audrey and Parker all day, and I'm sure one day, I'll look back and be glad I appreciated the early years of motherhood, even if I only do it on Mother's Day. Thanks for all your beautiful blog entries today, fellow bloggers. What wonderful lives we all lead, whether we have kids or not. We are all loved beyond our capability to understand, and that is the most comforting thing of all.