Today is a beautiful day!! I took advantage of the weather & got outside to blow some leaves. While hard at work, I became lost and surrounded in my thoughts....
Here I am outside working. I have left Andrew, 3 1/2, inside, alone with my 10 week old baby girl. And I TRUST him!! She was buckled in her swing smiling and cooing when I went outside. I left him with instructions to come get me if she started to cry. How amazing is that!? I checked in on them a few times. I was in awe with what I witnessed. Andrew thought she might be cold, so he put a blanket on her tucked in the way I do. To entertain her, he put little plastic eggs on her mobile so she could watch them. When her music stopped, he restarted it. As always she was very entertained by him, and he was eating it up!
How lucky am I to have this amazing little boy who is so caring and nurturing and loves to take such good care of his baby sister? How lucky am I to have this beautiful, sweet baby girl who has become so easy to care for?
It makes me think that along the way I have to have done something right. The next time I yell or snap at one of my kids (and actually feel bad about it) I'm going to remember this! I love my kids and I love my life. I need these moments to remind me of how good it can be. Andrew was testy the rest of the morning, and I have to just think about these times to help push me through. As I sit here with my baby waking up slowly in my arms the way she does...I know I wouldn't want it any other way!
(**Mental note...I had 8 hours of sleep & 2 cups of coffee prior to leaf blowing. Apparenty, this is my recipe!)
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