As you can probably guess, I am going?to a baby shower. Now, this is not just any baby shower, this is our?best friends,??eldest sons? baby shower?~ who happens to be the same age as?our eldest?son.?~?That means my best friend is now a grandma.? She reads my blog, so I may?be in a small amount of?eyebrow raising trouble?for this one! ~? love ya girlfriend! ~
This has put a whole new?perspective, as a mom, on the idea of babies. Don?t get me wrong, I LOVE babies. Truly, I am an ooey gooey, heart wrapped?mess over them. But?now that they are not my babies, or my friends babies, but our childrens babies, there?has been a bizarre??shift in my mommy brain.
So here is the deal.?We are action packed fun loving mom?s, who still manage to get into some?good natured?trouble, according to our husbands anyway, ?with?kids still?in our homes.
We?are?in the?family?stages of?hanging out with?our kids?and doing?some really? fun, cool stuff, that you can only do?when they reach?that certain age. We are relating to them on a more mature level and are finally able to leave them on their own, or?for?durations longer than a few hours. ?Yes, I am going to say it?Freedom! ?We adore our kids, but really, there are ?times?when you are counting the moments when you get to go and be with your adult friends, or alone with your partner?~?For a little while~ once in a while.
Oh and I know that the kids totally enjoy their time when mom and dad aren?t around,?I mean really,?no one is saying, ?No mom, please, don?t go. Don?t leave us alone, with movies and video games, snacks, a computer and no??supervision by adults with rules.?
Realistically, there are going to be some?big changes,? once your kids start having kids. I say our kids, because I have?known this boy, who is now a man, since he was 2 years?old. It is hard to fully grasp that he is ?all grown and now a daddy. ?With the announcement of?him being an?expectant father and the?arrival of his? beautiful baby boy,??it?actually made my?head spin and my inner voice?loudly declare;?? There is no way that any of my friends, or I, am old enough to be a grandma!??Followed by?the mandatory? foot stomp.
I know, that is? a?little?nieve, but I am having a hard time grasping the idea of our?friends being called nana & papa. It?just seems a little to?surreal.
We are very fortunate families, as we are all very close with our children. Having the ?full support of?our families and friends on every twist and turn in?our lives makes?life for everyone, a better place to be.?This is?one of those moments that??every parent ?knows will?eventually? happen. I just?did not anticipate it?to happen to ?those of my peer group,?so soon.? Maybe it is because I still feel like an early thirties woman,?trapped in a forty something body. Perhaps that will be?the ?advantage for our grandchildren when it is ?our?turn. When?I get to?spoil those precious little bundles and not have to cope with the endless, sleepless nights and diapers. When I can smile like a cheshire cat and say, been there, done that and tell our kids they will survive. That one day, they to?will probably have the same conversation in their head and wonder how it all?happened so fast and still feel like there is a whole lifetime of adventure ahead of them.?~ Welcome Isaak, you have a wonderful family and?you?going?to be ?spoiled rotten with love!
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