Growing up I loved being around kids and loved the idea of being a mom. My niece and nephews were awesome and I loved babysitting for other people's children. I had ideas of all of the millions of books I would read with my own children and all of the fun games we would play.
Now I am a mother of three and here is a list of things that surprise me.
- the never ending to-do list...there is always something I could be doing at home, for the kids, or with the kids
- the amount of mental and physical energy it takes to raise three kids
- the endless amount of laundry and dishes that need to be washed and put away
- the constant range of emotions that can be felt in one day : happiness - love - frustration - impatience - sadness - surprise - fear - anticipation - optimism
- the endless moments of awe
- the feeling of never being truly alone - there is always someone there (even if it just the dogs)
- the constant need to make decisions, re-evaluate my decisions, and make new decisions
- the lack of sleep ~ no one can truly describe what lack of sleep is like; I never knew how much I would miss sleeping in
- the incredible bond I have with my children ~ now I understand how my mom knew me as well as she did; I think I know some of my kids moves before they know them
- there are no sick days when you are a mom
- how wonderful it is to hear "You are the best mommy in the whole world"
- now I know what unconditional love is
What has surprised you about being a mom?
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