A Mommy Montage: Birthdays

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Turning One {And How She's Changed Me}

Two other little voices joined me in song

All a buzz with excitement

Movement never ending

While her big, beautiful blue eyes stare

Surprised

And wondering

What is this?

One whole year

And I feel much the same, my little Ren

How could you go from this...

To this

In a mere twelve months?

I should know by now

How fleeting those tiny baby moments are

In a flash they are gone

But your sisters have taught me well, my darling

And I have drunk deep of your newborn scent

I have rocked you longer than necessary

I have found ridiculous joy in rising to nourish you at all hours of the night

In the quiet

Those moments of me and you

It will never come again

But I have learned the error of holding on too tight

Like sand in your hand

If squeezed too tight, it pours out anyway

And you will have missed the joy of feeling it trickle through the fingers of an open palm

I have sought to take in the wonder of each moment

To let it come and go

And to simply thank the God that is good

For snuffy nosed silliness

And hand phone telephone calls

For clapping happily to every song

And snuggling in to the crook of my neck

For discoveries of sound and voice

And warm, rosy cheeks in the morning.

With you

I have come to terms with the reality that I can't do it all

But I can do something

Each and every day

I can take time to hold you

To roll a ball back and forth

And take turns balancing a toy on our noses

The housework and emails and errands can wait

If only for a minute or two

Because I can't do everything

But I can spend time with you

Thank you, little girl

For slowing your Mama's pace

Reminding me that sweet, simple memories with my babies

Are infinitely more important than a clean toilet

For charming me each and every day

With that grin

And those precious baby rolls

Helping me truly embrace life as Mom

Happy 1st Birthday, Renly!

You are my sunshine!

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1.2.3.

photo by Renee Walton Photography

I remember sitting on the edge of her sister's bed nights before she was born

Wondering how in the world I'd be able to love the child growing within me as much as the one slumbering before me

It's hard to understand how a love so deep, unfathomable can be multiplied

Truly, it must be experienced

And after a whirlwind labor and delivery

When they placed her in my arms

Experience it, I did

This squinty eyed, blotchy faced infant starred up at me

Looking like a worn and weary traveller who had reached home at last

And we named her

Bringer of joy

Because we knew she would

And celebration

Because she was and is

Everyday

That quirky, brilliant smile

That fills her face and brightens my heart

Those bouncing golden curls

That trail behind her as she swooshes back and forth, around and around

Endless energy and happiness and life

My heart melts when she asks, "Mama, you 'nuggle me?"

Yes, my darling.

The answer is always yes.

Because as quickly as I can count

1. 2. 3.

These moments. These gifts.

They are flying by.

But she has found the most perfect ways to create a pause.

Her silly answer to my question:

"Tait, why you so cute?"

"Is from my mudder!"

Makes time stand still as we throw our heads back and laugh

Til there are tears in our eyes and an ache in our belly

And then at night as I peak in

All is slow and still and sweet

Her Eggy rabbit cinched in tight

Thumb in mouth like that first night in the hospital

I drink in the smell of a day's well worn toddler

I kiss a warm puffy cheek

And I count

1.2.3.

As I close the door on another cherished moment

That I must tuck away

Deep inside

Happy 3rd birthday, Taitum Jubilee!

Your Mama loves you more than all my kisses or tightest squeezes can explain!

(You make my heart shine.)

photo by Renee Walton Photography

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And Then She Was Five

photo by Renee Walton Photography

Today, she's five.

I can hardly believe it.

I know everybody says things like that when their kid turns a year older.

But for some reason, five strikes me as a long time.

I kind of feel like the wind's been knocked out of me.

Maybe because five years is a long time when to me, those first few moments of her life are still so real.

I can still smell that new baby smell.

I see her all scrunched up in a mini human ball in my arms.

I can feel that feeling of indescribable joy and excitement and love.

Yes, that new mother love.

It never really goes away.

But in those first few days, weeks even, it was concentrated, intense.

I can still see the doctor holding her up in the air and proclaiming "It's a girl!".

And I can recall my shock and surprise at this revelation.

Then, that first moment of holding her close.

Who can ever forget that?

Introductions and giddiness and tears.

I sang "Happy Together" over and over that first night.

We really were.

And it didn't matter that this was the hardest thing I'd ever done in my whole life.

Caring for that baby was pure delight.

And now I have this little girl.

She now joins me when I sing to her.

She does most of the stuff I used to do for her.

I'm still madly in love.

This is still the hardest thing I've ever done.

It still doesn't matter.

Because you, my girl, still make this Mama's heart flip with love and joy and pride!

Happy 5th Birthday, Piper Grey!

{Your Mama loves you!}

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I love motherhood.

We're a smiling family.

I'm a covenant keeper.

I love my husband.

I am above self pity.

I am a nation builder.

Motherhood=Adventure

Worth more than rubies.

“I am more convinced than ever that even in the midst of the mundane, burdensome, and oftentimes frustrating tasks of life allotted to me as a mother, God wants me to find his joy. He wants every single day of my life to be a celebration of his blessings, whether large or small. He wants me to celebrate life ~ the life He has given me.”

~ Sally Clarkson

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Turning One {And How She's Changed Me}

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