Friday, July 27, 2012

Reflecting... Starting a new.

My babies are growing at, what I feel is, lightening speed.  My baby girl is 5 and my boys are now 3 1/2  and 1 1/2.  Crazy.

This rapid pace of life has caused me to reflect on the past 5 years and in the midst of feeling like I was failing because I wasn't doing a good job at "enjoying every moment" I came across a blog, written by a mom, that talked about how it's perfectly ok and actually expected that I don't enjoy every moment.  A crying or tantrum-ing child is not enjoyable.  Waking up all hours of the night and getting little to no sleep is not enjoyable.  But consoling and reassuring my children is.  

It was an effortless read that gave me the validation I needed at the very moment I needed it.  And with that I was able to I stop doubting myself and questioning whether or not I was doing this whole motherhood thing right. For the rest of the day, at least.  ;)

Simple truth is being a mommy is hard and keeping up with my 3 energetic trouble makers has its challenges.  I've always prided myself on loving a challenge and coming out with my head above water, but for a while there I was so full of doubt my head was spinning. I guess you could say I was drowning in it.  So I decided to update this blog to reflect my trials, tribulations and revelations. 

For me there's no better outlet than writing it down, reading it back and if negative, releasing it and moving on. 

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