I sure love this baby. She is so fun. She really makes my day. I had a doctor tell me once that it wasn't fair what us women do to each other. We talk about how wonderful it is to have a baby but we leave out all the cons. He was right. We never tell how saggy our body gets or how your kids pee and poop and throw up on you. Or, how they tangle their sucker in the back of your hair when you are not looking. It is amazing how you can become even more tired, stressed, literally exhausted with each child you have. You think you're tired after the first but it just becomes worse and worse .
However, even though you may be tired and depressed at times ( look what happened to my body!) I don't think anything can replace the joy of these sweet innocent little bundles. I have been so rundown lately and really having a hard time with a lot of things. But today was General Confrence sunday and President Monson shared a talk for me! He talked about how precious our time is. We focus on so many things that don't even matter. As he talked about the piles of laundry ( and I looked up at mine waiting to be folded) disappearing and the finger prints and our children
leaving home, I realized how grown up Ashlee is! She is in 5th grade! When Katelyn is Ashlee's age, Ashlee will have been out of the house a couple of years! They grow so fast. I know I get caught up in the everyday stuff, its hard not to, but I realized I need to start enjoying my journey. Even the torn paper all over the room I just vacumned or the muddy footprints on the floor. I love my children. They are wonderful little people with such vibrant spirits and they are dang funny! It makes me sad that Gabe is so grown up now he doesn't say his cute baby phrases anymore. I have Brayden doing that and Katie soon to follow, but soon they will be grown up and serving missions, and getting married and it is sad that our time is so precious but despite what my doctor said, it is every bit worth it. Every bit of the mess, being tired, having to work off extra pounds, because experiencing the things I get to with my children, these are the things that can not be bought. Only earned. Blessings. Maybe some in disguise but I am definitley a better person than I could ever hope to be without all four of my sweet children.
However, even though you may be tired and depressed at times ( look what happened to my body!) I don't think anything can replace the joy of these sweet innocent little bundles. I have been so rundown lately and really having a hard time with a lot of things. But today was General Confrence sunday and President Monson shared a talk for me! He talked about how precious our time is. We focus on so many things that don't even matter. As he talked about the piles of laundry ( and I looked up at mine waiting to be folded) disappearing and the finger prints and our children
leaving home, I realized how grown up Ashlee is! She is in 5th grade! When Katelyn is Ashlee's age, Ashlee will have been out of the house a couple of years! They grow so fast. I know I get caught up in the everyday stuff, its hard not to, but I realized I need to start enjoying my journey. Even the torn paper all over the room I just vacumned or the muddy footprints on the floor. I love my children. They are wonderful little people with such vibrant spirits and they are dang funny! It makes me sad that Gabe is so grown up now he doesn't say his cute baby phrases anymore. I have Brayden doing that and Katie soon to follow, but soon they will be grown up and serving missions, and getting married and it is sad that our time is so precious but despite what my doctor said, it is every bit worth it. Every bit of the mess, being tired, having to work off extra pounds, because experiencing the things I get to with my children, these are the things that can not be bought. Only earned. Blessings. Maybe some in disguise but I am definitley a better person than I could ever hope to be without all four of my sweet children.
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Thank you for sharing your sweet feelings with us! I was also touched by Pres. Monson's sweet talk. I agree that is it hard not to get caught up in the every day stuff but like he said, we need to "enjoy the journey". You did a great job expressing the way you feel!
By the way, has a sucker gotten stuck in your hair lately?
Amen to that! I couldn't have said it better myself. It's so funny each of us could relate so well to the things he was saying about laundry, etc.~ after each one I was like uh huh, uh huh, and yet we really don't share all our struggles much but we do have many of the same feelings and experiences. I needed to hear that talk and I need to hear it again and again!
And she is so dang cute!!
your kiddies are so cute!! i miss u carrie t! can't believe u have 3 babies!
We had the missionaries over last night and one had served in douglas. it was so fun talking to him and remembering all the good/funny/weird times. miss you!
Wow,Carrie! You are awesome! Don't let the little things get us down! Even though fitting into my clothes would be nice, it isn't the end of the world Ü!!! You are a great Mom!! Thanks so much for coming to Chandler's Baptism!!!! It was so geat to have your family there!!!
Carrie, that was such a nice post. That is a good reminder to me since I only have one. Thank you for sharing that with your sister!
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