this was a great weekend. On Friday, we got to have our ultrasound and find out that baby3 is babyGIRL3 and then daddy and I went on a date while grandma and grandpa played with the girls. On Saturday, we had a much-needed family day. We spent the morning cuddling, playing and watching Glee via Netflicks (we ran out of episodes from our previously addicted to tv show which was Lie to Me--try it, you'll love it). Eventually we (mostly daddy) decided to be productive and went to work reorganizing the garage. After naptime, the girls helped daddy wash and wax my car while I supervised. And then we got to spend the evening with some friends we hadn't seen in months. What a great day.
On Sunday morning, I lounged in bed while daddy and the girls prepared a fantastic breakfast and then we finished gifts for the grandmas. We dipped the girls' hands in white paint and pressed their handprints onto pink ceramic pots holding beautiful orchids. The girls loved it. Then daddy got the girls ready for church while I finished getting my lesson ready and got myself dressed. (did I mention that he is amazing? he's so good to me.) The usual chaos of church (ironic to say that but then again, I have two small children--church is hardly reverent on our bench) was broken up by the Primary kids singing a musical number, Butterfly trying to flirt with the boy two rows ahead of us and Ladybug deciding to sit with a neighboring family instead (they might have had better snacks than I did). After church the girls and I took naps while daddy attended his meetings and then we all went to grandma's house. Butterfly proudly presented the vase and orchids and then both girls ran around like crazy people until dinner. Grandpa had planned a wonderful meal so daddy pitched in to help fry the calamari and then we feasted. After dinner we lounged and played some more until it was finally time to take some tired girls home and to bed.
Yesterday (monday night) we celebrated again as my parents came over to play. We went to dinner, ran some errands and picked up some dessert. There's a fantastic burger joint in town that has the best shakes I've ever had. We ordered two of my favorites--chocolate dipped strawberry and oreo mint and took them home to share before bedtime. Then I got to cuddle a tired little Ladybug while Butterfly thoroughly enjoyed her one-on-one time with her Papa (they dumped all the coins out of her minnie mouse piggy bank and papa taught her to identify the different coins). Daddy was on a quick business trip so he missed out of the fun but I really enjoyed staying up to talk with my parents and being with them.
Mother's Day has always struck me as a funny holiday because I hope that we can appreciate our mothers with the love and respect that they deserve all year long. But since the drudgery of the daily routine quickly makes us take for granted the great things in our life, its nice to have a special day to remind us to honor them. For me, I have been truly blessed with an amazing mother who has long since been one of my best friends as well as a wonderful and talented mother in law. And now being a mother myself, I become even more grateful and in awe of the Creator's greater design and the love that I feel for my beautiful family.
Recently, we spoke in church and our topic included motherhood. Two thoughts that stood out to me was the idea that motherhood is not the numbering of our children, but rather a description of our inherit ability and desire to nurture (Sister Julie Beck) and the idea that motherhood is one of the greatest and most ennobling purposes that we could have, bringing us closer to our divine potential than anything else (President Hinkley).
I need to remember these things on those hard days when the girls are driving me crazy. As I've said before, motherhood is one of the greatest gifts but hardest challenges that this life has to offer. I'm eternally grateful for especially my mom and mother in law, but also the grandmothers, aunts and friends who have helped guide and nurture me. I'm also so very grateful for the beautiful little girls that I have been blessed with and love them more than they will ever know.
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