Mother's Day

I had a great and exhausting Mother's Day. I worked Saturday night and got home at 7:30am on Sunday. Ethan greeted me at the door with a loud "Happy Mother's Day, Mommy!" I walked in and found the kitchen table covered in rose petals with two Mother's Day cards, and a digital picture frame. Mondo out-did himself. He uploaded some favorite pics of the boys and took some new ones the night before. The frame plays music while the pics are rotating. He uploaded our wedding song, Edwin McCain's "I Could Not Ask for More." Awwww! There are pics below that show the table. Thanks Mondie for helping the boys make a memorable Mother's Day. (I ended up staying awake until 7:30pm after spending the day at my sister's with my mom and family...I couldn't miss out on Mother's Day!)

This was right before church. Look how tan Ethan is! I always joked that I would have a brown one and a white one.

Little Caleb-poo.

This was right after he threw a fit because he didn't want his picture taken.

Here's the kitchen table. Ethan and Caleb signed and decorated their cards.

This was one of the pics Mondo took the night before to put on the slideshow on the frame. I promise he's not in a headlock. :-)

They never want to look at the same time!

I was pretty impressed that Mondo thought to do this pic. This was the night before also.

Here are some of the things I've learned from being a mother of two:

1. I can do anything with one hand.

2. I can be in the middle of eating, go change a dirty diaper, get barfed on, help Ethan with the potty, then come right back to eating again unphased.

3. I can feed Caleb, watch TV, read a magazine, and play a game with Ethan all at the same time.

4. Anything can become a bathroom when you need it to be.

5. I used to look forward to spending rainy days in bed watching TV. Now they are spent trying to figure out what to do with two children all day without going outside.

6. I can take a shower in 2 minutes.

7. My minivan is my second home. It has been a makeshift kitchen, bathroom, playroom, and a dressing room.

8. I am now capable of going into public with no makeup. Come on, who is looking at me anyway these days? I'm toting around two kids wearing oversized t-shirts covered in baby spit. I'm super hot.

9. The laundry is never "done" and the kitchen never stays clean. It is only a matter of seconds after I'm done before there is a dirty sippy cup, bottle, or shirt.

10. I can stay awake for two days straight if it means spending time with my kids (although I may be a beast later).

11. It never fails, when one cries they both cry.

12. The bottle barely hits Caleb's lips before I inevitably hear, "Mommy, I'm done!" coming from the bathroom.

13. Sometimes you just have to laugh instead of yell.

14. It's always easier to be the nice parent when you haven't been home with them all day.

15. It's important to spend alone time with each child whenever possible.


Most of all, I've learned that I have more love to give than I thought possible. I've learned that I never come first anymore and I don't want to. Everything I do is for my kids. I may never sleep longer than 4 hours at a time but I am truely blessed and wouldn't have it any other way.