Five years of motherhood
Posted by Alli on October 5, 2009
What five years of motherhood looks like.
Fuller turned five today. This means I have been a mother for five years.
I wanted to be a mother for such a long time. I knew I wanted to be a mom before I knew I wanted to be married. I even had grand plans to be a single mother who adopted children from overseas (blame Raising a Mother Isn’t Easy
I’m glad I got married. And I’m happy after five years of marriage, five years of longing and trying, we held in our arms a little boy named Fuller. And after those five years, holding that boy in my arms, I became a mother.
Five years later, I’m here, sleep deprived, juggling homeschool, housework, baby sleep routines, and whatever else it is I do. I’ve had ups and downs, moments where I was ready to run and moments where I was so happy to be here.
Today, as I celebrate the five years of the life of Fuller, I also celebrate the five years I have been a mother. The roller coaster of parenthood is the best roller coaster I have ever been on. I sit here smiling with a heart of joy and peace. (And no, I am not full of joy and peace everyday.) And I look forward to five years more, and five after that, and on and on and on.
Joanna said,
Beautiful post (and happy birthday, Fuller!)
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grace said,
Happy Birthday Fuller! I bet you make you mom proud.
.-= grace´s last blog ..Fun Monday =-.
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