Amidst my postpartum hormone crash, random nightwakings from our almost three-month old son, eating issues, gas issues, nighttime crying spells and refusal to be put down after falling asleep, I have started to wonder "Why on God's Green Earth did we decide to do this baby thing AGAIN?!?" I really think that some sort of amnesia falls over parents after their children become a little older, more manageable, more interactive, and more fun, and it makes you somehow forget all of the really miserable things about caring for a baby. This in turn leads you to think..."hey, the kid we have is fun...why not do it again?". And so we did. And here we are.
*Sigh*.
So, where were we. Ah yes, "why did we do this again?". The answer came to me this week in the form of my dear Emily. As I was having one of my crazy moments that I wasn't sure just how I was going to make it through the day, my darling daughter came up to me (out of the blue), put her little arms around me, put her little hands on either side of my face, looked into my eyes and said "I love you mama". Tears sprang to my eyes. I hugged her back, thanked God for my two beautiful children, whispered "I love you too, Emily", and recognized that THIS is exactly why I would do it all over again.
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What a big girl!
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Welcome to the Herron Family blog! We are Greg, Melissa, Emily, and Adam Herron, and we have a lot going on these days!! Greg is busy running his own business and finishing school, I'm adjusting to a new positon at work, Emily is learning something new just about every day, and we have recently been made a family of four by our new baby boy Adam. Join us on this great adventure of life...we'll try to keep it interesting!
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My name is Melissa and I am a wife, mom, and social worker. Turning thirty this year, I'm wondering exactly when I'm supposed to start to feel like a grown up! I'm having a lot of fun in life right now, enjoying a new and less stressful position at work, watching my beautiful daughter grow by leaps and bounds every day, and sharing snippets of time with my wonderful husband. Life really doesn't get any better!
4 comments:
Amen...
and those moments never cease, they emerge when you least expect them.
Reading your post almost made me cry. Hang in there, I am sure they will show you over and over again. I can't wait to spend more time with your 2 beatiful children this summer.
lean on your friends when things get tough, lord knows that us moms need one another! thinking of you and please know that all of us have been there whether we want to admit it or not! i love you, kim
whew, okay trying to see the screen through my tears. I hope you get to the next level soon in this stressful baby time. thanks for the comments on my blog and for thinking of me, I really appreciate it. Hope to see you sometime soon.
Jodi
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