My third child just truned 6, and my youngest, just turned 4. I also have an 8 year old, and a 13 year old, I really, truley, no longer have babies in my life full time now. I haven't thought about it too much, time just goes by, and life just goes on. But, sitting here this afternoon, as I listen to the little grown up conversations held by my children, I miss snuggling a baby to my breast. The smell of a tiny baby, the wonderment in everything they do and see as they approach toddlerhood. It tugs at the heart.
I am actually getting somewhat excited about this part in my life. My husband and I have never been on a honeymoon. We have been married almost 10 years! Hell, we have never been away from our children for more than 2 days alone together. I don't even know if we would know what to talk about if we had 72 hours alone. We could get past the first 2 days. Day 1: go to bed early, sleep til 10am, go for breakfast, go home, lay on couch and watch movies all day. Day 2: sleep in til 10am, go get groceries together, go to a movie, quiet dinner in child free restaurant & enjoy calm conversation about how nice being alone is, go home, maybe, finally, have enough energy to "cuddle" before sleep. Day 3: get up . . . . what do we do.
Besides being at the stage of my life where I now have to oppurtunity to spend more quality time with my hubby, I also am able to focus more on my career. I can get more work done during the day at home. My day is not all consumed by diapers, diswashing, dirt removal and dog crap clean up. I have no more diapers! My oldest does dishes! The kids know how to vaccuum! And my son is a dog poo pro!
I think life maybe actually getting too easy. Maybe that's why this afternoon I had time to sit and enjoy listening to my children. Maybe. I think, it's actually just a new chapter in my parental journey, and I am not sure if I am ready to start it just yet. So I'll sit a little longer.
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