Motherhood: are you really alone?

One evening...OK it was a pretty late evening. My husband was super sick and not just a man cold but a real knock you out flu so he was sleeping in the other room and the boys were on team no sleep so we were snuggling together in bed. I was at the point in evening where I was ready to have some alone time... OK I just wanted to pee by myself and take a few minutes to process the day!

Grayson noticed some framed pictures on the wall of Mark and I. They were taken 7 years ago for our engagement shoot. We were YOUNG, HAPPY and so in LOVE! 

Grayson says to me: "mommy were you and daddy lonely?"

I chuckled... "lonely? Tell me why you think we were lonely."

He replied "Well mommy there's no Grayson....and there's no Hudson.  Just you and daddy all alone."

I had a little laugh as all I wanted was to be lonely for a minute! 

He was right. We were lonely.

I used to pee...alone.

I used to shower...alone.

I used to sleep...alone.

I used to drive... alone.

Fast forward to life now and driving is really the only thing I get to do alone because it is unsafe to baby wear and drive...otherwise my car seat hating babies would be strapped on for every car ride! 

Now I am never alone! I always have an audience when I pee...shower...sleep and drive! 

But I wouldn't have it any other way. These 2 little boys have completely changed our lives and i couldn't imagine life without them. Looking back I think we were lonely!! And what did we do with all our time?? 😂😂

So if you're having one of those stressful and hard mom days remember that there are people who pray to have what you do!

Try and take a different perspective:

• When your son wakes you up at 5am... try and be grateful that you have a son to wake you up.

• When you get summoned over to wipe his pee when he's gone potty...try and be grateful because there will be a day he won't need you anymore.

• When bedtime is a struggle and your spending an hour doing all the things...try and be grateful that you have a little one to tuck into their own bed every night.

• When your dishes are piled up and the kitchen is a mess try and be grateful you have a family to dirty these dishes

• When you're late for school and your morning is a mess try and see the beauty in these fleeting moments of our little ones

• When all your babes want is to snuggle remember there will be a day and all you will want is a snuggle but they will be too big to snuggle!

And know that you will never be lonely again!!