I was thinking this weekend about how when my brother in law got married in July of 2011 and I was pregnant at their wedding and thinking about all the things that were changing in our lives. I thought about how soon we would be parents or I guess we already were depending on how you look at things... There would be no more staying out at parties or sleeping in on Saturday mornings. I was never a huge "party girl" but it occurred to me that it wouldn't be an option anymore and in a way I thought I was losing some sense of freedom that I had never taken advantage of. It was probably just pregnancy hormones which give you a chance to experience an extreme range of emotions... My poor husband ha. ha.
Anyways, in that moment a couple of years ago that's how I had felt and this weekend as I reflected on it I felt no sense of loss whatsoever. Though I enjoyed myself at the wedding and had a wonderful time with family and friends, as midnight approached I was ready to go home and be a Mom and check on my little boy fast asleep in his crib.
Don't get me wrong everyone needs a night off occasionally, most especially Mom's. There are some days where I want to pull my hair out and they never seem to end but I still don't feel like I'm missing out on anything. In a way I feel like I'm more complete than I ever was. That's not to say you are not complete if you are not a Mom but being a Mom has changed my life in a way that I never knew could happen.
Here's to going home early to this amazing kid:
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It's good to hear you say things like this...in a way, I think it helps those of us who are on the fence about having kids! :0) Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteI think that's why we moms are so good at dedicating ourselves to running. When it matters and we love it it's no big deal to go home early. Glad you all had fun!
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