As moms, we have a big job. We cook. We clean. We serve. We attempt to stay in shape. We taxi kids around. We plan birthdays. We play dress-up, fix puzzles, and we color. We wipe tears...wipe bottoms...wipe spills. We read bedtime stories. We pray. We explain life...we model it. It's easy to get overwhelmed thinking about all the demands of our days and, at times, wander how we do it...or, should I dare say, how well we do it. In our flesh, we climb right up on our high-horse and think "If they only realized how much I do for them...." The question that begs an answer is this... Do we ever stop to think from our children's perspectives; I mean, really get in their shoes and think about their thoughts, their frustrations, their desires, or their to-do lists? Yes, it's a big job being a mom but I think it's just as demanding being a kid. They've got big shoes to fill and little feet to do it!
As I think back on what year 2 had in store for Tillie, my job seems to pale in comparison. Tillie learned to talk...really talk. She altered her mindset about how we potty now that her mom was telling her... "I no longer want you to potty they only way you know how. I want you to use this big, cold, white thing. Better yet, I want you to figure out when you need to use it, how you should use it, and the proper hygiene after you use it." Tillie welcomed another person into her life...into her world. She abdicated her throne as the baby and took a seat on the less glamorous middle-child throne. She learned patience and she learned to reason. She started a whole new school. She made friends and found her first crush. She discovered her opinion and how to relay it. She learned a lot...a whole lot.
I, in the meantime, got to be a part of her growth. I got the joy of watching, the warmth of smiles, the tender tug of tears. I got to grow right along with her!
Every day is a celebration with her in it...
Happy, happy, Tillie Bear!!!
Sad 2 is behind us but thankful 3 stretches before us!
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