On being a Mom.....

Last night, my good friend Kim Allen asked me "What's it like being a mom?". This was the first question like this I had received, and my first thought that came to mind was "Hard!".

I can hear the gasps now- babies are God's little angels, motherhood is a blessing, being a mom is the greatest job in the world..... I know! And I agree with all these things. But I never expected it to be so challenging. All the books talk about how newborns sleep all the time and take two hour naps throughout the day. These authors never met Chasen! My day is completely consumed with keeping him quiet and happy. He rarely takes naps- I can't get him down during the day. The only naps he will take is in your arms. I guess you can say he's a people person!

So this leaves dear old mom running around in a robe and my hair still in a towel because I can't even take 15 minutes for a shower without Chasen starting to cry. And Justin and I can't figure out what it is....he's fed, he's dry, he's warm. What else is there? Again, he just wants to be with someone we think and then there are the tummy aches! He just cries and twists and makes awful faces while we hear his stomach churning and bubbling! Poor little guy!

Let's not even mention dinner....what is that? I seem to remember a time when Justin and I could sit down and eat our meal together and talk. Now it's one parent scarfing down his/her meal so the other parent can then take over coaxing the baby and have their meal. I think since Chasen has been home, we have had one meal that he slept thru!

So in conclusion, motherhood and babies are a blessing. But it is also a lot of work. One has to be self sacrificing in all areas of their lives for the little tikes. But when he looks at me with his big grey eyes, possibly one day blue eyes, I know it is all worth it.