“Hands on” Mom

You know those challenges they used to have where the last person to take their hand off of an item (for example a car) would win said item? Sometimes as a mom...I feel like one of those items! I’m typing this on my phone from the floor of our living room and I’m pretty sure both my boys think that if they aren’t in some way making physical contact with me they will lose some competition!

It makes me think back to those moments in the hospital with my boys where I just held them and stared at them. I too wanted to have some kind of contact with them at all times! I couldn’t imagine ever not wanting to hold them. Well now that loving affection isn’t always a sweet cuddle. It’s often being used as a jungle gym, being used as a trampoline, a kick to the face or an elbow to the gut. Some days I long for 4:45 PM. That is the magical time when dad gets home and I can finally go hide out in the bathroom..ALONE..just for a few minutes before getting dinner together. But there are also many many days where even though their affection can be a little rough, I realize how blessed I am to have one boy trying to eat my face #teethingproblems and the other boy bouncing on my back like I’m an inflatable bounce house. Their giggles and smiles show how much these moments with mom mean to them. Little do they know...they mean so much more to me because I know too soon they won’t want to snuggle all day or tickle and wrestle with mom because they’ll have friends over.

Everyone always says, “they’re only little for a little while”. Mommas, it’s okay to feel like you need time away. It’s okay to need a break. But also be patient and remember those babies love you so much and they just don’t want to miss out on what they believe to be the most grand prize...YOU!