"REFLECTIONS"

Some days I can't help but think about the days when the kids were little.  I sure do miss the smell of a sleeping baby and the feel of a tiny hand reaching up to touch my face.  WOW, can anything be more precious in the memory department??  Where exactly has the time gone???  I love all the stages the kids have been through and have yet to explore, but my absolute favorite time, so far, was the baby stage.  As a nursing mother when they were babies, there was no other time that was just mine and I cherish every moment that I was able to nurse them.  I am a big advocate for breastfeeding, just ask some of my "work friends". It is amazing to experience motherhood for the first time and a little scary every time after.  I say this because I think we all have experienced the fear when you find out your 2nd child is on the way.  The fear of "how am I every going to love another baby like I did my first"?  It is still amazing to me that I can love those "babies" all the same amount but individually for their own reason.  Boy, is God great for letting mothers love them like he does?  Being a mother, I just don't believe fathers have the same love.  Not saying moms love more or better but in totally different ways.  As they grow, new milestones will be met with as much amazement as the ones that have passed.  For example, the first time you realize spelling words to your spouse is no longer a safeguard for little ears.  Or the time your middle schooler doesn't make a team and his heart is broken and he questions why he wasn't good enough.  The 1st time one of them isn't invited to a "best" friends because of a misunderstanding between adults.  Bigger yet, are the times you have to discipline and you finally realize what your parents meant every time they said, "This is going to hurt me more than you".  Statements like these can never be understood until you become a parent yourself.  I remember once saying to my mother, when I was older of course, "I hope one day I am as smart as I used to think I was".  Well guess what, I am still waiting for that day to come!!!  Happy Weekend and don't forget to cherish every experience with a child because one day they will grow up.....