I've been having a lot of existential thoughts lately. I'm not sure if that is the correct word... but I've been thinking about life. I see how quickly Joey is growing and I can see how all too soon he will be as big as MJ... and MJ keeps growing and growing. This, coupled with an email my mom sent me around mother's day has helped me to try to appreciate life as it happens rather than try to rush through the day so that everything will be perfect. The email referred to some moms whose kids are all grown and they wished they could remember that cute little voice that talked to them, or the fun things they did. So, I'm taking that advice to try to appreciate the little kid that comes to get me half and hour after he's supposed to be asleep to say, "Mommy, my nose hurts." I have a load of laundry that's been sitting in the dryer for 5 hours now, but we were having fun playing with friends today, so it can just sit. These pictures are from last Friday, but they kind of capture my sentiment... MJ thought this bowl was really fun. And we had a good time. Even Mommy tried the hat on. And below below is a picture of Joey rolling to his side... not over yet, but he likes to kick around a bit.
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I think I got that e-mail too, it was pretty thought-provoking. One friend here said when her daughter got up in the middle of the night she tried to tell herself that it was that she just missed her. Doesn't always work at 2 am though :-)
You are a great mommy and I'm sure you play with Joey plenty! It's a lot easier to play with Natalie when there isn't a toddler running around too! I didn't want the jumperoo because we already have the big swing, the bouncer chair, the bumbo seat...our poor house is being overrun with toys! Plus if I get an exersaucer...sigh...at least the doorway jumper gets put away sometimes :-)
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