Sometimes I feel like I just don't measure up as a mom (see the last picture from the previous post where my son is extremely upset because I am working and can't put him to bed)... especially now that I am trying to meet the needs of two children. Rather than focus on the bad, I'm going to focus on the things I am doing that are worth recognizing and giving myself credit for in this post. :)
Do I get good mom points for having such cute clothes for such a beautiful girl? :) ( ...especially when those clothes are bought at a great discount at a second hand store?!!)
Do I get good mom points for making sure she gets enough food and breast milk to have those chubby cheeks?
(Landen absolutely loves his Emmalyn)
What about for trying a "trick" I saw online for bath time - - put them in a laundry basket and it will keep the toys close to them? (The trick didn't talk about how silly this approach is if they want to just stand up the whole time - we never tried this again. It's just easier to shower and hold her on my lap the whole time rather than lean over the bathtub and keep fighting to get her to sit down.)
Do I get good mom points for bringing the kids grocery shopping with us instead of leaving them at home with Brittany? (note the darling shoes from Aunt Tawny)
Do I get good mom points for making homemade, organic baby food?
At least I can get some points for finding such adorable leggings, right?
Maybe I can get good mom points for staying up late putting in lots of hours creating a photo book for each month of Emmalyn's first year while listening to DMB?
I really do try my best and some days my best might not be good enough but dang-it, I do a lot that many moms don't do. I need to remember that when I am tempted to just focus on the things that they ARE doing and I'm not.
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