Babies don't keep

I came across the most wonderful poem today, and it really hit home with me

Song for a Fifth Child.

Mother, O Mother, come shake out your cloth,
Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,
Hang out the washing, make up the bed,
Sew on a button and butter the bread.

Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?
She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.

Oh, I've grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue,
Lullabye, rockabye, lullabye loo.
Dishes are waiting and bills are past due
Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo

The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew
And out in the yard there's a hullabaloo
But I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo
Look! Aren't his eyes the most wonderful hue?
Lullabye, rockaby lullabye loo.

The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow
But children grow up as I've learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep!
I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep.

Being a mother is one of the hardest, most absolutely beautiful things I have ever done. It is without a doubt the most rewarding thing in this world.

I truly feel that even after a 'bad mommy day,' I walk away with lessons learned to help transform me to be an even better mother the next day. I love being a mother in spite of all the sleepless nights, the constant worry, the projectile vomit and other bodily functions that I'm always wearing. Have you ever been so tired that you would sleep straight through an earthquake, yet your on your feet after the first cry from the nursery? That's me, almost every night. Again...wouldn't trade it for the world. And let's not forget...we're only on month 6! Whatever tomorrow may bring, I'm ready for it. It's totally worth every single second of it.

Some people feel they were born to be a doctor or maybe an athlete, but I have dreamed of becoming a mother since I was old enough to understand what it meant. I feel so blessed to have found my soul mate at such a young age, and to be making a family with him.


I pray that our home will always be one in which our children can share whatever it is that's on their minds, a place of comfort, one full of laughter and cheer, and most of all, an unimaginable amount of love.

Tonight, Danny and I spent a solid hour on the couch with Eli, laughing hysterically. We've already made the sweetet of memories in just his 6 short months with us. I can only imagine what's to come.

I know that there are plenty of hard days to come, but I feel that the Lord has given me the strength to overcome whatever may come our way. Once you become a mother, you simply just do what you have to do to make it through each day. You take advice from more experienced mothers, and you figure out what works best for yours truly. You learn to get a lot done in a very short amount of time, and rest whenever you get the opportunity. I've become more laid back, and have learned to slow down and really enjoy life. At the end of the day, I shut down and relax with my husband.

This is the reason I can't wait to do it all again tomorrow...