To be a Mom!

I have so many updates...form Birthdays to Crashes...

and Airplanes to Glasses...

They will come!

But tonight, I want to focus on a few little things I am grateful for as a Mother.

I have three sons, the first born is Connor.

While in a Relief Society Lesson at church the other week, I felt impressed by the Lord to kneel in prayer with each child alone...every night.  I felt I needed to offer a prayer for them...and then they could offer their nightly prayers. In response to the impression, I have knelt with them nightly, and many prayers have been said! I know that as they grow, the words I utter will sink deep in their hearts as a communication between me...them...and the Lord.

Connor has been such a good help lately with gardening...he waters the garden daily with Daddy...and today...Mommy!  I am so proud of the sweet son he is.

Aiden, well, he insisted that our picture together be one of both me and him hugging...that's what he does with me after I utter a prayer with him every night.  He grabs me tight, hugs me for a good 5 seconds, and I know that genuine love has been communicated to his BIG heart.

Tonight, I read the boys, "The Going to Bed Book" by Sandra Boynton. When I got to the last page, it read, "They rock....and rock...and rock to sleep!"  I said it slowly, gently, and swayed back and forth as though they were cradled in my arms.  When I finished, Aiden looked at me and said, "That's how Mimi says it!!!"  

Mimi is my mother...and in that moment, I heard my mother's voice, and nature, and love...in me!

How great it is to be a Mom! 

Miss Lydia is growing fast, and she adores everything about me....her Mom!

She is learning how to use the potty...she has mastered "pooing" on the potty, but was caught off guard one day when she needed to go really bad, and we were still miles from home.

She didn't warn me, but when we got home I told her, "It's okay, we'll just wipe you off, get a shower, and you can go on the potty next time." to which she replied, 

"It hurts my heart when I poop in my pull-up!"

She is a girl...and in being a girl, she sets a high standard for herself.

I am already hearing myself in her! 

Maya Ruth  is a bundle of light!  She is kind, calm, loving, and full of thankfulness and joy!

We went to the park today, and Maya ate bites off her BBQ pork sandwich, her veggies and fruits, and of course fire hot Cheetos.  The other kids...not so much!  They actually didn't eat until dinner because they decided not to eat lunch!

When we were at home, at the close of the day, Maya came to me and said, "Yank You for my so-a fum Sonic," as she sipped away at the tiny cups sugary contents!  

She then played around, as all 2 year olds do with a Styrofoam cup and soda...and my newly mopped pristine floors filled a 2 foot perimeter with sticky...ant attracting...soda!

All I could do was hug her tight as she cried over "spilt soda" (haha) and know that the sorrow in her heart was genuine.  She was indeed grateful I got her a small treat today, and indeed sad that it was gone in an instant.

I am so grateful for my Maya...which means Mother....

I am incredibly grateful to me a Mother to all these beautiful souls!