Proud Mother

Happy Belated Mother's Day!

     It is a true testament to the chaos that is motherhood that I have not had time to sit down and write about Mother's Day until days after the event.  Sometimes I feel like I'm constantly watching my life in the rear-view mirror.  I'm always looking backwards...catching the tail end of something that has already taken place.
I am sure most mothers feel a bit disconnected like this at times.  It's not to say that I am not present for my family.  It's just that I often don't fully appreciate the events taken place until after the fact.  In this digital age, it is nice to have the photos and video captured so quickly and easily so we don't have to rely on our fuzzy memories alone!

    We celebrated Mother's Day with all the important women in our life.  We were so fortunate to be able to spend time with my mother, my mother-in-law and both my sisters-in-law.  I can't think of a better group of mothers to honour and cherish.   I believe that it's my own experience in motherhood now that makes me that much more appreciative of what they have all done and continue to do for us and our children.

     Motherhood is hard.  There is no doubt about that.  I love this job.  It comes with lots of  highs and sometimes equal amounts of lows.  Being trusted with the care and nurture of these little people?  That's a big responsibility.  There are proud moments, like when my kids took their fist steps, spoke their first words, used the potty, wrote their names.  When Sydney lost her first tooth.  When Ava reads to me in French.  There are also the hard moments when the girls argue.  When they refuse to cooperate.  When Jack throws his bowl of pasta on the white kitchen floor. Again.   When I think I cannot possible do this job for one more minute, but I keep going.  This is motherhood.  It's raw.  It's messy.  It's awesome.   It is a challenge like I have never faced before.

   I think it's great that Hallmark has set aside this day just for us.  But it's not really necessary.  Because though it's nice to be honoured with home-made cards and little fistfuls of dandelion bouquets, I think we as mothers just want to take this day, to set it aside to spend time with our families, our own mothers and our kids.  That being said, I did enjoy the little random acts of kindness that came with the day.  The school crafts were adorable and the hugs were plentiful.  I am so thankful for my children.   I hope you know that, Ava, Sydney and Jack!!!  And James, thanks so much for capturing a photograph of me with my 3 munchkins.  That is a gift I will cherish!