Bittersweet Birthdays- Georgie is 2!
Birthdays are bittersweet.
This rollercoaster ride known as parenthood is a wild one. Emotions are amplified and you feel the shrill of the highs and the stomach dropping low of the lows.
Our babies’ milestones become so bittersweet. The pride I feel when they take their first crawl is swept over by the grieving their need for me to be mobile. The smiles and cheers while singing “Happy Birthday” are accompanied by the feeling of loss and sadness over the sweet baby years. It’s wild I tell ya!
Being a mom changes my life perspective in so many ways. I love deeper, laugh harder, and empathize more. It’s the joy of my life.
As sleepless and challenging as these baby days are, I still find myself clinging to them. They are so precious, and going by so very fast.
I want to remember every quirky way they pronounce a word, giggle, and cry. I know I’m that annoying mom taking pictures and videos non stop, but I want to capture these moments in time.
If I had a magic genie in a bottle I would ask to freeze time right now.
We are often told, “You are in the trenches right now.” This is true. Some days it feels like I have a house arrest bracelet on my ankle. The nap schedules of both babies can never seem to synch up where I have a moment to myself. There is no sitting down. It’s going from one diaper to the next. Someone always needs soothed, food, diapered, changed, or played with. I’ve absolutely lost myself, but I have lost myself in them. That I am ok with.
Georgie is curious, insanely smart, temperamental, funny, sweet, and a mamas boy. He loves puppies, jumping on the bed, building block towers only to knock them over, animal sounds, music, PAW Patrol, My Gym, bubbles, golf carts, and mostly just being outside.
We love him so much and are so proud of the little boy that he is becoming. He always says “please” and “thank you”. He gives Wilder is paci and tells him “it’s ok Wy Wy” when he is crying. He keeps are cardio up by chasing him around. My heart is full from the sweet “I love you mama and dadas” he now so lovingly says at bedtime.
Bittersweet birthdays. Reason to celebrate, but time please slow down.
Rach
April 30, 2018 at 12:47 pmOmg so cute!! How birthday Georgie!
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Hannah
April 30, 2018 at 12:54 pmAwww happy birthday georgie! I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating him:)
xoxo, Hannah
Shira
April 30, 2018 at 3:37 pmAw happy birthday to your cutie!!
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April 30, 2018 at 3:53 pmOh how adorable, I love these photos! Happy Birthday, Georgie! have a wonderful time celebrating!
JoJo
April 30, 2018 at 4:44 pmAww how sweet! Happy birthday to this little cutie!
Kimberly Smith
April 30, 2018 at 8:45 pmYour little man is so cute – happy birthday to him!
Meghan
April 30, 2018 at 9:53 pmOMG! Happy birthday to your little one!!
Ruthie Ridley
April 30, 2018 at 10:22 pmHBD to him!! He is the sweetest!! The best!!!
Anna English
April 30, 2018 at 10:30 pmWhat a little cutie! Happy Happy birthday!
Meach
May 1, 2018 at 6:04 pmWhat beautiful photos! HBD to him!
Laura Leigh
May 1, 2018 at 6:35 pmAw I cannot handle the cuteness! These photos are adorable. Happy Birthday to your little one!
xo Laura Leigh
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