my confession for the day....

Well, I am feeling a bit old today.  Last night I decided to brush my hair.  Something I rarely do, but probably should.  It was late and I really wanted to get to bed, and as I was sort of tearing through my hair I saw something in the mirror gleaming.  Upon closer examination, I realized it was a LONG glistening fully GREY hair.  I was sort of in awe.  I pulled it out to get rid of the evidence and started looking for more.  I found 2 more.  I am getting grey hair and I'm not even 30!!!

With the birth of each of my children, I feel like there has been some major physical change.
With Jesse... Although I lost all the actual pounds.... my hips and ribcage were widened to the point I couldn't squeeze into my jeans OR fit into any of my previous bras.  With Janna, I got a few faint wrinkles kicking in around the eyes.  And Baby 3... could I be going grey?  I am hoping not!

There are so many sacrifices that a parent makes for a child.  I realized this to a certain extent when I was younger- but not even close to it's full capacity.  I never once, though, thought about the physical toll on a momma, either from pregnancy or sleepless nights, or stress.  I feel like I need to say THANK YOU to my mom for so much that I never realized.  I love you Deborah ;)  I'm sure that I will discover more and more things along the way that inspire this guilty and thankful appreciation towards my mom.

But- it's worth it! There is nothing quite like the snuggles of a newborn, the adorable dancing and squeals that come from a toddler, or the things a 3 year old will say! Jesse told Dave a few nights ago that he wanted to follow God.  Dave said that was good, and asked him how he would follow God. " Well, dad... I will just walk right behind him."  He continued on to tell Dave that he wasn't going to "sin".  Then after a pause, "But Janna sins!"

Well, off to bed for me.  Finally got my baby to sleep after her little hour of evening grumps. (I don't know if I can really call them grumps- she continues to be SO good)  Here we are swaying around the house for a bit to relieve some gas pains, while daddy marks at the table, and Jesse and Janna sleep away the night.   Oh sleep... I'm coming!   Thanks for reading, one and all. I'm out!