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Beauty in the not so Beautiful

03/05/2014 by Kate P. 3 Comments

Family sitting in hammock

Such an idealistic image of what motherhood is….. and motherhood definitely has moments of looking like this.

Yesterday was not that day for us. My youngest, O, was running a fever. Wouldn’t eat. Wouldn’t drink anything. She had to be carried everywhere, refused to walk. The only thing that made her remotely happy was throwing my iPhone 5 across the room in a rage of tears & then chasing after it before anyone could grab it (we stopped that game real quick.)

Not a single dish was clean. Not a single dish. There were legos, coloring pages, super hero figurines, & crayons, strewn all throughout the house.  This has been about a week of children being sick, so it’s utter chaos. Supper for Lboy was finger foods served on a paper towel while holding a feverish toddler on one hip, while quietly muttering prayers under my breath begging God that we didn’t get a phone call from our realtor telling us they had a showing on the schedule for this morning.

Motherhood (parenthood) can be kick-you-in-the-crotch, spit-on-your-neck fantastic.* But you know what? This is my job. To be mom. Moms know that it’s our job to wipe noses, cuddle, & love on our kiddos when they’re sick. And that those things come first. Before jobs, dishes, & non-finger food suppers, on the days that aren’t so picture perfect. And I am not willing to waiver from that, not for anything…..

Not even when the baby falls asleep in my lap……naked. Butt.Naked.

*1000 points to the person who can tell me where that line came from.

And a HUGE thank you to Todd for running to the store & then coming home to cook us both supper. Couldn’t live without him.

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About Kate P.

I'm a Spanish speaking, supper cooking, sporadic house cleaning, sometimes swearing, to do list making, stroller pushing, diaper changing, SAHM & skin care selling, God fearing, church going, independently thinking, family loving, not always perfect, hooked on blogging, husband loving, health food nut & junk food junkie, first & now second time mommy. Welcome to my world.

Comments

  1. brittney says

    03/05/2014 at 8:05 am

    Its not always pretty, but its most definitely the most beautiful thing we’ll ever do.
    brittney Most Recent Post…Transformation Tuesday

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    • Kate @ Mommy Monologues says

      03/05/2014 at 10:18 am

      So true! so so true!

      Thanks so much for stopping by!!
      Kate @ Mommy Monologues Most Recent Post…Beauty in the not so Beautiful

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  2. NotYourMamasMartha! (@MrsShavers) says

    03/05/2014 at 11:41 pm

    Oh how I have been there, Kate!
    This, too shall pass and a fantastic home-selling opportunity is just around the corner, I just know it! 🙂

    Hang in there, you are a GREAT mom!
    NotYourMamasMartha! (@MrsShavers) Most Recent Post…Just me and my girl. Oh, and her wagon full of @girlscouts cookies 🙂 #wordlesswednesday #kids #secondgrade #brownies

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