So thankful I get to be a Mom : )

I will be the first to admit that being a Mom is HARD. H. A. R. D. HARD. But it is also brings me the greatest joy that my heart has ever felt. Isaiah drew this for me the other day ad I almost teared up when he presented it to me. Whenever he draws me, he always draws a lot of hearts. He takes my breath away sometimes. This pictures says "My Mon. is speshell. sh is m my mom e" I could just stop right now and go to heaven. Does it get any better than that?! I mean, really! Motherhood can be so tough, because while it can be physically draining, the hardest part is that it is emotionally draining. I am the worst at disciplining without feeling guilty. I absolutely believe that children need serious boundaries and that we are their parents, not their friends, for now anyway (my Mom and I are best friends now :) No other job on this earth could pull at your heart like motherhood. I am living everything I have ever dreamed of. (I know I just ended with a preposition) Yes, I get exhausted, yes, I get cranky, and yes, I complain, but when I step back, I am in awe. Life IS good :)

Reality check from my 3-year-old son

The other day, Gabe was messing with some glass samples I had left of my desk. I quickly said "Gabe! Don't touch those! The edges are sharp, honey! It could cut you." To this, he replied "Mommy, chill out. I hold them all the days. They don't hurt me." I was a little taken back, to say the least. My THREE YEAR OLD just told ME to "chill out"!!! And it was funny how he did it. He wasn't trying to be disrespectful. He just didn't want me to worry. Like how you'd tell your best friend to calm down. I have such hilarious moments with these kids!