Disclaimer
There are moments of what can only be described as pure joy that accompany motherhood. I’d be lying if I said they happened daily, and perhaps still “not a truth-teller” if I said they happened weekly, because I’m talking about the moments that make your heart want to burst from happiness. Maybe other moms get them all the time, but for me there are some that stand in a category all their own.
The first moment I held Cinderella and entered the “mommy club,” for lack of a better word. What an amazing feeling. It was like joining hands with thousands, millions of other women throughout time who had been where I was, who knew what I had just experienced, and with whom I now shared a link that nothing could break.
The second moment was a few months later when that beautiful, redheaded baby girl laughed for the first time.
There have been many moments of pure joy. Some of them are easy to see coming, others might not make sense to anyone but me. Words aren’t likely to do any of them justice, but I might as well try to record them anyway when they come. Which is why the post after this one is so long. Really. 4 pages in Word? Yikes.
My apologies to those who feel any guilt for not wanting to read such a long entry here. Please take said guilt and throw it out with your garbage. This blog is my way of staying in touch with you, yes, but it is also a journal in a very real way, and in this instance I have used it as such. You are under no obligation whatsoever to enjoy my life to the same extent that I do. I’m pretty sure that’s how it’s supposed to work anyway.
I just love all of your posts. They make me smile! Most of them sound a lot like my days too!