Watching my girls play and it’s such a cute sight. They’re only 1 and 2, but they’ve already taught me a lot about life. Here a few things they’ve taught me so far:
1 – Slow down and enjoy the simple things: I’m watching Kensi have so much fun just walking around on a blanket. Isabelle spread a blanket on the floor, and Kensi stepped on it. She’s just walking in circles and squealing every few seconds. As I’m writing this, Isabelle has brought me a total of 5 blankets and has had me spread them out on the floor, one on top of the other. When it was done, she got excited, and basically threw herself on it. It’s about the little things..
2 – Your heart does stretch: When Isabelle came along, I didn’t think I could love something or someone any more, but then Kensi came along. I cant even begin to try and explain how much I love those girls. every day, my heart just feels like it’s about to burst with love. But there are times where it hits me again that I’m a mother to two beautiful girls, and my cup runneth over in a huge way. If we have another baby, my heart will stretch to accommodate the love I will feel for that child too. Me as a mother, there’s always more room in my heart for my children.
3 – Don’t take yourself too seriously: I don’t care if I am the president of the United States, the CEO of a huge corporation, or the owner of a small business. When my girls want to get silly and play, you better believe that I’m going to get silly with them. When walking through stores with them when they were infants, I would do the silly faces and the odd sounds just so I could see them laugh. Isabelle has got down on the floor of said stores and started hopping like a frog. You just have to laugh at those times. Who cares if other people look at you. It’s not about them, it’s about you and your child.
4 – There’s always time to play: This one is a little harder for me to remember. I’m a bit OCD in some ways and I like my house neat and tidy. I’ve gotten a lot better since they came along, but I still need to be able to clean the house sometimes. But I’ve been able to learn that it doesn’t need to be done RIGHT NOW. There are times where I’ve been in the middle of cleaning something up, and one of the girls has come into the room and want to play. Unless what I’m doing cannot wait, I go and play. It’s clichéd, I know, but they’re only this young once. I don’t want to miss out on too much.
5 – Patience: This one is kind of a given, but it takes it to a whole new level for me. Ive always been a patient person, I’ve always had that desire to help and teach. But now as I type this out, Isabelle is having a tantrum because I wouldn’t hold up a blanket so that she could slide down it. I don’t plan on sitting in the office chair holding a blanket for an extended period of time so she can slide down it. She realized she could by accident one day, and now she always wants to. Trying to get her to quit crying and whining wasn’t working, so I’m going with the just ignore and she stops route. It does work, just sometimes takes a bit longer than Id like. But it’s hard to listen to her whine and cry without getting frustrated by it and snapping at her. The ignoring her is effective, but it requires the patience that some people don’t have.
The girls have taught me so much already, and I hope that I don’t forget any of it!
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