Motherhood

Allow me to be sentimental for a moment...

I did some scrapbooking with my friend Jessica today and it's amazing how memories can come flooding back all at once. She's expecting and as were talking about pregnancy, child birth, and raising children I was thinking back on when our little guy was born. It's really strange how someone can be a part of your family for only 8 mo. but at the same time feel like they've been with you forever. Because of our unique situation in this traveling gypsy life of ours, Ty and I spend A LOT of time together. Mostly it's just the two of us and I have felt, especially lately, my "mother heart" growing. Being a wife and mom is my favorite thing in the world and although there are many, many, many days when I am a far from perfect one, it's the imperfect moments that sometimes teach me the most. I'm sure there will be days down the road when, like my mom used to say, the word "mom" will be a swear word in our house. And I'm sure there will be days when I'll be barracading myself in my room to just have a moment of peace and quite. And I'm sure there will be days when I'll have to remind myself why I love being a mom so much. But, until then, I'm going to enjoy sitting on the floor reading picture books and observing an 8 mo old try to figure out how to feed himself and especially, watching the beautiful expression on the face of a little one who is sound asleep in your arms...truly priceless!