Hi Moms!!!
So I just finished cleaning up after lunch (we have a school holiday here today) and although my son is now planted in front of the PS3 I realized just how much I enjoy him. I asked him to cycle the laundry through the dryer for me, and he sticks his head out the laundry room and yells "Um, it helps if you turn the dryer on!". Chuckle me silly - it really does. His comment and laughter, although I think at my expense, just tickled me and I was stunned by how much I enjoy him.
We play card and board games together, still sing silly songs, sometimes chase each other around the house for no reason, and generally have the ability to just act completely goofy around each other. He is the one person I can completely be myself around without any fear of a greater censure than the teenage eye-roll.
What about you Moms? What things do you do with your children? What was your last "Oh, Wow" moment when you were just struck by how great being a parent really is?
Wishing you all a wonderful day with your child(ren).
This was wonderful. Thank you all for sharing the WOW moments with your children. They are a grace and a miracle in our lives.
I just received an email from a dear friend that after a two year wait they brought their newborn (adopted) daughter home from the hospital. I am so happy that she will be able to experience the WOW moments with us all.
I am just so touched by all of your comments and think it is wonderful that children from infancy to adulthood can provide moments of absolute joy to us Moms.
We are all so very blessed.
There are so many things my 17 month old does that makes me love being a mom. But one that makes me laugh every time he does it is ..after he finishes eating and i take him out of his chair i get on the floor to clean up the mess . As im cleaning on my hands and knees he always walks over and pats me on the back like he is saying good job mommy... I love it! And cant imagine life without him!
What a fun post!
My son is three and there is so much I enjoy. I love snuggling with him either reading a book or watching tv-and I LOVE the conversations we have when we are driving.
One time we were playing a matching card game and he looked at me with those big eyes and said...I am so very glad you are playing with me Mommy. I''m teary just thinking of it now!
My daughter is 3. This weekend we had her (dad's) dog with us while he was away working. Enya is getting on in years and has a hard time walking around. My DD got some stuffies and gave them to the dog, got some of her "favorite" books and parked herself right down on the floor and was "reading" to her! She would tell the story as she knows it, hold up the book and show Enya the pictures, pat her on the head and continue reading. I was in the other room and she didn't know I was there watchiing her. I was so touched at her kind, compassionate manner that I almost started to cry. She's an amazing child and the (few) bad days that we have are nothing really, it's these wonderful moments that are really what it's all about!
Nice to see a "feel good" post once and awhile!
What a wonderful idea for a post! It seems we all have our moments when we are complaining about this or that about our kids and forget all the amazing things about them. I have a 12 YO boy and 3 YO girl - and they are truly my reason for getting out of bed every day.
I think my last "oh,wow" moment with my daughter was last night when she was playing with her doll on the couch next to me and did not know I was watching her. She was so gentle with Molly (she has VERY explicit instructions on what we are to call the doll, LOL!) while she was dressing, feeding and changing her diaper. She was singing to her and telling her how much she loved her, and it just melted me to see what a caring little girl I have. With my son, I think it was Friday night. I took the kids both to dinner for kind of a special just kids and mom night, and he was helping his sister do something, when all of the sudden I see him run towards the door of the restaraunt. Before I could yell after him to ask what he was doing, I see him getting the door for a couple of little old ladies that he saw were having a hard time with the door. I was SO proud of him in that moment that it was all I could do not to let the lump in my throat show!
I have such pride in these moments because it makes me realize that I must be doing something right to make them such caring, sweet individuals.
I love your post!
I adore hanging out with my daughter, ever since she was born. She's just turning 40 today. I still enjoy her company more than just about any other grownup.
And I can't get enough of my grandson, now 5. We have wonderful days together, doing just about any project, game or exploration we can think of. (Even though a great deal of it is goofy "superhero" scenarios he cooks up right now.) He's a total gas.
What a sweet post!!
Isn't it amazing to step back sometimes and look at the child your baby has become and go "wow! He/she is mine?! how did I get so lucky?!" :)
I do the same with my daughter. She constantly amazes me.
Best wishes
Thanks for this post!
My kids drive me nuts sometimes, and those are the times most moms share with each other, so I'm glad to reflect on the tender moments.
My kids are so bright, and spiritual and bring me so much joy, and they are only 5 and 3! We love cuddling, reading, playing, science projects. I love just sitting with them and chatting as we cuddle on the couch together and snacking on things.
Sometimes, late at night I go and lay with them for a moment when I check on them before my bedtime b/c I realize how much I miss them when they are sleeping! I always give them a kiss on the cheek and they almost always wake up just enough to smile :)
I am currently spending the holiday off with my 14 year old daughter and her 15 year old cousin. (I know most of you are feeling bad for me right now, lol)...but seriously they are just two great girls. They did the dishes after breakfast, helped me straighten up the place, and are watching the Bruins game right now although not so quietly. I would much rather spend my days with my daughter than go to work and/or send her to school, now if I could just figure out how to make those millions so I can hire the tutor and quit my job!!
oh man, tears in my eyes! my son's 2, this weekend, both nights, while reading him stories i started crying. couldn't even read the book anymore just thinking of how absolutely, incredibly in love w/him i am and how ridiculously blessed i am to be his mother. he's learning words and really imitating me and just really growing up and it just melts my heart to hear his voice & watch his sweet personality emerge. we have a lotta fun together, too, like y'all do, but i certaintly (sp) look fwd to more fun after reading your post, b/c your son's clearly way older than mine. but yeah, that's my moment....i'm so glad you feel the same b/c i think we are all SO blessed to be the mommies of our precious children. nice post. thanks for bringing up such wonderful thoughts of my angel. have a great day sweetie! :)
What a great post and what a great mom!!!! I like you felt the same way about my children (now 25 and 21) maybe that's why they don't move out!! Lol My son is going for his Masters Degree and my daughter is finishing college in May so I have no problem with them living with me. My son has saved quite a bit of money living home and I am glad to help both of them so they can get a great start in life. I enjoyed my children and still do, difference is now we can be more like friends. I am always mom first, but things are different now and it is even better. I run a daycare and I have mom's who bring their kids into daycare even when they are off work and would leave them there on Saturdays if I were open. It breaks my heart. And it doesn't even phase them. And no some do not work, and do not have to work. It is just easier for them. I think spending the day home with my children when they were home from school especially snow days were such great times. Staying in our pajamas all day and baking, watching movies, playing board games.
Great post. This weekend my 13 month old and I were swaying to some music in the distance (someone was having a party out on the beach) and we were just chillin, watching the tide come in and pointing at birds (pelicans)....I was singing Victor Vito (a silly kids song) to him and he spontaneously just grabbed my face in his hands, stared at my eyes real hard, and planted a big open mouth kiss, right on the tip of my nose. I melted. :)
The most recent time with my 4 year old would be when he brought me the leg bone of a giant (a broken tree limb in the nature preserve) and told me not to worry, he would protect me. :D
What an awesome post... brought tears to my eyes, actually!
The other morning, my son and I were lounging lazily in bed watching cartoons. I was still kinda drowsy, closing my eyes off and on... and my son (almost 5, btw), leaned over and kissed me. Now don't get me wrong, we kiss all the time, hundreds of times daily - lol... But seriously, is there anything better than a completely unsolicited kiss from your child? I mean, just knowing that HE *wanted* to show ME that kind of love and affection. Priceless. Talk about a WOW moment.
There are just too many of those moments to mention... the times I stop and realize how blessed I am, and how much I *enjoy* my son. I really do. Like you said,*he* is the one person in the world who I can be totally myself, totally free, and totally open with without any apprehension. I love him wholly and freely. And it *IS* wonderful.
Thank you for posting this.
I love this post, and read it at the end of the best day ever! I went back to work in July, and absoloutely cherish these lazy days at home with my girls :) Today I was up at the butt crack of dawn with my 21/2 yr old, and we snuggled (well, I dozed) in bed for around 3 hours before my 5 yr old woke up...special pancakes for breakfast, listned to them play *So* great together- the older one encouraging the younger on her knowledge of colors, as they drew portraits of each other, a pretend campout/sleepover complete with ghost stories, a 'ballet recital', dancing, potty training, and not a chore accomplished. I so get what you mean about loving hanging out with your kid. I love my girls and their totally different personalities/ages so so much! Seriously- best day *ever*
I totally love hanging with my son, 8 yrs old. He's my dude. We play lots of games together, go out, and cook together. He is so funny and way too smart for me. Yesterday he had a day with just him and my hubs and later he saw me I asked how the "all boy day" was. He said it was great, "you know ma, I love hanging with ya, and you are the coolest mom, but... sometimes dudes gotta hang with eachother and bond". I love, love , love him and don't want him to change a thing about himself. Loved your post....
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It's nice of you to post the positive side of parenting. We as parents get so tired sometimes, we forget that kids can be fun if we take the time. My boys and I just acted goofy today like you. As old as I am I shouldn't be running around like this, but they keep me exercising and active. Kudos to you for spending time with your son.
We had a school holiday too, and my son & I had a rousing Mario Kart Marathon. He has an awesome sense of humor that strikes me funny every single day and I love when he's encouraging to me when I lose! :)
My youngest daughter and I played Rock Band 3 together until 12:00 am on Friday night... My oldest daughter and I have been having a great time redecorating her bedroom. We also like to play the game "Pit" together as a family and my youngest just learned how to play checkers and the card game "Spit". I feel my kids are at great ages and we really enjoy one anothers company although my oldest is out with friends going to dances and movies etc. quite often these days.
