My Day Was Full

Today was a FULL day of mommy juggling.

Mommy juggling is hard.  Before I had my second baby, it was just her.  My sweet girl. She got all of my love.  All of my attention.  All of my energy.  

There was no one else crying for me in the other room.  Only one bath to give at night.  Only one body to chase around the living room.  Only one.

It's amazing how much changes when there are two.  Two mouths to feed.  Two different schedules to abide by.  Two very distinct cries to attend to. Two sweet kids who need me.

The good news is, my heart has plenty of room for the both of them.

But, some days I wish I had real life super powers.  Like powers that make you able to be in two places at once.  Or, powers that silence two screaming children with the snap of a finger.  Oh, I know, powers that allow you to clean up a house full of mess with the clap of your hands.

Okay, so since that will never happen, I will just have to rely on the powers I already have.

Yes, moms have powers.  Dads do too of course, but mom powers are very special.

Like, don't moms just have that magic touch when dealing with a sick child.  I hate when my babies are sick, believe me, but oh how I love it when my daughter wants to snuggle with me when she isn't feeling well. She nestles her head on my chest and not a thing in the world can interrupt us.  That's mom power.

And, moms have the insane ability to function, even if it's barely, on little to no sleep. Can I get an AMEN. Seriously though, how is it even possible.  All I can come up with, is that's how God wired us.  He knew we would need to be up every two hours to feed our newborn babies.  He knew we would need to soothe our teething babies back to sleep at 2 am.  He knew we would need to calm our toddlers after their night terrors. And, he knew we would need to change the sheets after a middle of the night accident.  Again, mom power. Coffee definitely helps too.

And finally, moms have a way of getting five hundred things done all at once.  The fine art of multitasking. We can have twelve things marked off our to-do list before the coffee is even ready.  Mom power for sure.

I could go on and on, but you get what I'm saying.  

I was blessed to have a mom who could do all of those things.  I remember her doing all of those things.  I'm thirty one years old and still want my mom when I'm sick.  

So, for all of you moms out there who are warn out and tired as hell, keep swimming. Just keep swimming.  

We are in the trenches together.  We can get through the tough days.  We were made for this.  

The Lord is strengthening us.  He will not give us more than we can handle.  Lean on Him.

My day was full.  Full of juggling.  Full of chaos.  Full of love.  

And, really, aren't those the best kind.