Sweet Tender Moments

I had to write a little about today. So as a preface I'll mention how my girls are a lot of work. There are times throughout each day that I'm exhausted and pushed to my limit but there are other times where the moments are so special and precious I stop and think of how grateful I am for every moment with them. Tonight I was putting Sydney to bed and she folded her arms as usual for our prayer (nothing as cute as a 1 year old baby folding her arms and saying amen at the end) and as I was about to put her in the crib she hugged me so tight and laid her head on my shoulder for a solid 5 minutes. It was so sweet I cried a little bit. I didn't want to let her go. She patted my back almost the entire time cause she copies me. She's so much more snuggly than Sage ever was and I'm loving it. Sydney says "love you Mommy" every day. So I finally kissed her and put her in her crib. As if that wasn't enough for one night, as I was putting Sage to bed she hugged me so tight too. She doesn't do that often. Her new thing is she likes to play with my hair when I'm laying down with her and singing to her. For a moment it's like I'm the daughter and she's the mom as she strokes my hair. I might as well share another story from today. We went to a park that has a little lake and ducks. Sage loves animals so I thought it would be a good idea to take some bread and feed the ducks. The ducks were very excited to eat and were surrounding us. Sage was excited they were so close but I could tell she was getting a little nervous. I gave her a piece of bread to throw and I guess she wasn't fast enough cause the duck ate it right out of her hand! It bit her fingers a little in the process. It scared her so bad! She screamed and cried and after I calmed her down we decided she better go back in the stroller and she threw the bread from there. Now I know for next time. It was a funny moment. Anyway, to sum up I am so grateful for my sweet girls and for all those moments each day that fill me with joy. I always knew I wanted to be a mother but nothing could've prepared me for this amount of joy. It'll still be hard work taking care of them tomorrow but I look forward to the sweet moments to come.