Monday, Feb. 25th, 2008

Ah yes. This is my life. I guess when I was choosing my path in life this is what I always wanted. No sleep, stained floors, no time to shower, peanut butter & jelly for lunch everyday, a mysterious smell in the bathroom, a mountain of laundry that never seems to get smaller, & being thought of by everyone as the maid, cab driver, chef, garbage person, mediator, secretary, accountant, doctor, therapist, drill sergeant, slave driver, teacher, dictionary, encyclopedia, master speller, finder of everything, keeper of the answers to the universe, & the one who is always ultimately to blame for whatever went wrong. Of course this all boils down to one word: MOM.

Yep, I guess this is what I signed up for. :) The pay may be crap by the world's standands, but those sloppy kisses, bear hugs, & snuggles are worth every minute of it.

I hear Cooper crying at 2 a.m. & am so irritated that I have to wake up, but then I look into his cute little face & it is the sweetest moment. It's okay. I just snuggle him to calm him, change, feed & burp him, & we both go back to sleep. It's one of my favorite times. & my little Reese is even more stubborn than either of her sisters ever were (I didn't know that was even possible!!). But when I put her to bed & she wants to snuggle with me & sing songs, it just melts my heart. She loves to say her own prayers. She is really good at it too. It makes me cry. I must be doing something right. :)