been great changes. Some have been harder changes… These last 17.5 months have been filled with tears (more than I can count), anxiety over what will happen next, some of the hardest decisions we will ever have to make, and honestly lots of problems. But they have also been filled with millions of smiles, loads of laughter, and the most awesome joy that anyone will ever experience! I think sometimes about all the things that I have traded in…
I have traded 10 hours of sleep for 1AM,3AM, 5AM comfortings.
I have traded cruises for Little Gym.
I have traded nights out with the girls for margaritas for sippy cups filled with diluted apple juice.
I have traded Target for… well… Target (just another aisle!).
I have traded sit down restaurants for “hurry and order so he will stop crying” drive-thrus.
I have traded grown up TV for Handy Manny and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
I have traded grown up music for If Your Happy And You Know It.
I have traded quiet moments reading for chaotic moments running after little people.
I have traded Vera Bradleys for diaper bags.
Sometimes I miss those things… The margaritas nights without thinking about other responsibilities, cruises whenever we wanted, shopping trips full of frivolous items… But as I look at my toy strewn living room and see Eli dancing around with cookie all over his face, I think to myself “I wouldn’t trade this in for the world!” So this is for all the mom’s out there who traded in margaritas, cruises and clean houses for apple juice, Little Gym and… well… not clean houses! This is in honor of the sacrifices you make… and the miracles that happen because of them! Happy Mothers Day!! <3 <3 <3