Sunday, February 19, 2012

Miss N


*Where in the world did my daughter's strange obsession with Sponge Bob come from?? She hasn't even seen it. Josh and I are really confused. If you ask Natalie who she watched Sponge Bob with she'll say Mommy - don't believe her.

*Natalie is currently planning her birthday party...and has been kind enough to invite me & Josh to the shindig. Thanks kid. So far her plans include 1) Having Grandma attend the party 2) a pinata 3) a green car cake - made by me 4) yellow balloons.

*Being a stay at home mom is not always easy. Lately I have been impatient with her - so I kept thinking 'She must think I hate what I do.' And I want her to know that staying home with her is what I've always wanted to do. I want her to know that I love being able to take care of her and Daddy. And yet - I have days when I feel like I'm not an amazing mommy. But last week Natalie gave me a glimpse into how she sees me. We had the following conversation in the car (the answer I was looking for was Kelsey - our babysitter, but I like hers better.)

Me: Do you know who's going to come over to play with you tomorrow night while mommy and daddy go out to dinner? N: Grandma. Me: No. N: Uncle Nathan. Me: No. It's someone who plays with you and takes you out to do fun things. N: Mommy!

...and that's when my heart melted. It was so encouraging to see myself through her eyes. To her, I am someone who likes to play with her and go on fun little adventures. And I'm really glad those things outweigh the grumpy/impatient/'I'm too busy cleaning' days. :-)

4 comments:

Shannon said...

Hi Stephanie! This evening I was blogging and remembered you had commented when my little Natalie was born and I forgot to visit your blog and thank you! So thank you! I'm glad you are following along on our journey!

By the way, your Natalie is SUCH a dollie and I can totally relate to the impatient days. Had one of those today myself with a little boy who decided to wake up at 4:45am and fuss and challenge and argue the ENTIRE day.... :| Thankfully God's mercies are new every morning and mine should be too (and children are exceptionally forgiving!).

Hope you're having a great weekend!

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