Amazing Life of Motherhood

The other day I was on FB sending a message to a friend. She had just had her first baby at the same hospital where all my little ones where born. I was instantly transported back to when my first child, John David, was born. Even though eight years have passed I can still remember the furniture layout in the room, the crucifix on the wall, our first sleepless night with a little one, how the pacifier is a better alternative to mommy in the middle of the night, and the first time my hubby held our swaddled bundle of joy. Back to my friend, I found my self writing to her "welcome to the amazing life of motherhood." I have kept thinking about that comment as I am surrounded by my little ones. I am truly blessed to have four little ones, and to be surrounded by their love on a daily basis. I am thankful for a wonderful hubby who gives me the opportunity to stay at home and see my little ones grow up and enjoy this amazing life. My life is pretty laid back and most of the time we have no set agenda. We do have time for reading and writing, but other than that we try to have fun. This "fun" is were I get to see my little ones develop their thinking skills, and show their individuality. Most of the time this results in some funny and crazy stories. Here are some from this week.

Emma might be the youngest, but completely understands that in a large family she has to speak up to be heard. This morning the kids and I had a play date to attend, and JP was leaving with his dad to go catch a showing of "Captain America." Emma decided to go outside to wave good-bye. Outside she says "mama, I like Captain America too." She so wanted to be the big girl and go watch a movie with daddy and grandpa. I am sure that in her head she was thinking that it was a superhero cartoon like the ones her brothers watch at home. I had to say that it was not a movie for little ones, and that parts might be scary. She said "I like Captain America I do, really." At that point all I could do was hug my sweet girl, and tell her when she got older she could watch Captain America.

Carlos has learned the power of chocolate addiction at a young age. Today at our play date the kids got some pop ice, and the mommies were having chocolate cake for dessert. Carlos ate 2 bars of pop ice but kept wanting some of my cake. He was successful in getting a couple of bites, but eventually I was out of cake. He quickly saw that there was still chocolate on another plate. I gave him a piece, and decided that it was time to clear the plates, so he could go back to playing with the other children. While I was rinsing the dishes, he actually attempted to get a piece out of the trash can. I gave him my mommy look, and he sadly walked away. Fast forward to this evening...he was the happiest little guy when he got his own slice of chocolate cake to eat. It is clear that he has inherited daddy's love for chocolate...ha!

John David is quite the helper, sometimes it is at my request, but most of the time it is self iniciated. For example, today at our play date he actually organized a bookshelf and a train table at our friend's house, on his own. He is always asking if I need any help, and if I say "no thank you" he finds ways to help on his own. Yesterday I was cleaning the dresser in my room. I was clearing all the clutter off the top. He saw that I had one item left. He picked it up and started walking away with it. I stopped him and asked him where he was going. He said he was talking the butter down to the fridge. He was holding my Palmer's Cocoa Butter. I had to explain that even though it said butter it was really lotion. He then replied "I was wondering why you had butter in your room."

I know motherhood has its ups and downs, but I must admit that most of my memories are happy ones. All those happy moments remind me of how amazing it is to be a mother, and how we must enjoy every day to the fullest!

Note: I know that this entry doesn't have a Sammy story, but it was hard to think of another good one since I just blogged about him. If I can think of one I will go back and edit.