My WWW guest today is one of the sweetest ladies in the blogosphere! Please welcome Sarah of The Momisodes! She's one of my partners in crime when it comes to sharing the funny in our monthly Fly On The Wall group postings. You think things get weird at my house? Go be a fly on the wall at her house if you want a glimpse into the wacky world of a mom blogger. She has three young kids, so the humor never ends.Sarah's blog features mostly funny slices of life but also some thought-provoking, poignant posts that make me want to hug her and bring her home to share margaritas in my backyard garden. One of these days I'm going to convince this awesome woman to hop on a plane and come visit me.
Please welcome sweet Sarah to Meno Mama's site today and give her some comment love! Thanks!
BURNIN' UP WITH BABY FEVER
"The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow,
For children grow up, as I’ve learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs. Dust go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby and babies don’t keep."
This is from one of my favorite poems about motherhood, "Song for a Fifth Child" by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton.
At the age of 21, I became pregnant. 6 weeks later, we discover that I'm getting a twofer, because I am pregnant with twins. One I was ready for. Two? Not so much. But I pushed through and faced many trials. Premature birth, being a single mother, having a child with asthma, uprooting them and moving them 1000 miles from the only home they ever knew. By the time I was 25, I was content with being single and raising my son and daughter and not having any more kids.
Then I met The Hubs. We got married and, 3 months later, I found out I was pregnant. From the moment I held up that urine drenched stick, I knew she was a girl. I knew she would have curly hair. I saw her fighting spirit when I had my first ultrasound and saw that little flicker of her heart, despite that fact that I wasn't producing a lot of progesterone, which is what you need to sustain the pregnancy.
Through constant nausea (seriously, I can tell you the texture and consistency of pretty much any food coming back up), flaming heartburn, an irritable uterus, several false labor scares and finally, pregnancy induced hypertension, my little fighter thrived and made her way into this world at 37 weeks, screaming (that hasn’t stopped either….)because the doctor woke her up This kid slept through the spinal block, the taping, the cutting of the c-section. The doc looked at us and said “She’s asleep….”, then he pulled her out and she let out a scream that could be heard in Bosnia! She was healthy, she was finally here.
Because of all of my pregnancy issues, the fact that I’d already had 3 miscarriages and the fact that I dodge the twofer bullet, we decided that it would be wise to go ahead and get spayed. So on that day, when my baby joined us on the outside, good ol’ Doc V put some clamps on me and called it a day.
I didn’t expect baby fever to strike, but oh, it has and it brought vengeance. I didn’t expect to be strolling through Walmart with my now head strong 4 year old, pass the baby section, and burst into tears because I’ll never buy anything from that section again for my own child. I didn’t expect to have a meltdown because my baby, my sweet little baby, told me that he didn’t want her “princess” stuff anymore because she wasn’t a baby anymore…she was a big girl.
No, I didn’t expect any of this. I expected to do a dance when I signed her up for Kindergarten. This was supposed to be my time, damn it. But here we are, staring down sign ups and all I can think is “My baby is going to be in school with big kids!”
Oh, and let’s not forget about the twins. Boy and Girl Child….they’ll be 10 this year. 10! They are already talking boyfriends and girlfriends, make up, things like that. We are one year away from middle school. Girl Child comes home from school, where she has spent all day with her friends, and is immediately on the phone with them.
This August, I will have a Kindergartener and two 5th graders. I will have a 5 year old and two 10 year olds.
Babies really don’t keep. You blink and they are practically grown. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy about that…..but at the same time, it’s incredibly bittersweet.
Anyone got a box of wine?!
BIO:
Sarah is a 30 something wife ad mom of 3 living in a small town in Kentucky. When she's not running around taking the kids to school, soccer practice, softball practice, games and various other events, you can find her lurking around the internet or curled up on her couch reading. A self proclaimed proprietor of epic awesomeness, Sarah tries to fill the lives o bothers with happiness and smiles, all while keeping a cup of coffee in her hand. You can follow Sarah here:
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Nice post, Sarah. As a father of two grown-up children I know precisely what you mean. It is hard work when they're babies/toddlers, but also a wonderful experience. But, as you say, blink and they're at school, blink again and they're angst-ridden teenagers, blink a third time and they've flown the nest!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! When one of my friends becomes a first time parent, my advice to them is always the same. Don't blink.
DeleteBabies don't keep...What a wonderful way to describe it! Thanks for sharing your lovely post Sarah.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!
DeleteI love the baby stage, I had one child when I was 18 and I was always looking for the next stage, but with my youngest that I had at 39, I cherished those times because I knew that would be the last time for me too... They become lovely (haha) teenagers, yay :)
ReplyDeleteYea, I'm staring that down and not looking forward to it...lol
DeleteI didn't love the baby stage, so wasn't really ever tempted to try for me (you know how some women are born to birth? not so much here...) Anyway, now that my girls are older, I feel more drawn to little babies, but not to have more. Just to enjoy the wonder of another's experience, and be thankful for the 2 I have.
ReplyDeleteI'm living vicariously through friends now.
DeleteI so understand this! When I went to register my baby (the last of six!) for kindergarten, I sat at the back of the room and cried like a girl! Oh, wait. I AM a girl.
ReplyDeleteMy youngest goes to preschool, so I'm use to her being gone. But Kindergarten....it's such a big deal!
DeleteThey do grow quick. Mine oldest will be 9 this year. It's so hard to believe. Great post. Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteNice article Sara..really kids grow so fast..my little one is going to be 12 this August..it seems as if she was born just few days ago..thanks for the lovely post..
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