Small Glimpses of Motherhood

{Jocelyn and I snuggling before putting her to bed last night.}

I wake to the sound of: "cough, cough, sneeze, cough" and "MAMA!" but it sounds a little different than the last 4 days. A different voice perhaps? What starts with one child has been passed on to the other. Two days missing school, Aubrey is finally well enough to go back. Jocelyn's turn to be nursed back to health. We give distance between our kisses as we see Aubrey off to the bus. Then the two of us head back home to lounge in pajamas all morning curled up on the couch watching the Curious George movie. This is so not a typical morning around our house but it seems appropriate for today. Chasing her around and wiping her nose endlessly gets a little tiring after awhile but I don't mind. Besides. Hearing her little voice say, "thank you mama" makes me smile and then it occurs to me how much taking care of someone can truly drain your energy yet be rewarding at the same time! I've seen the Curious George movie atleast a thousand times by now but that just doesn't seem to matter on this particular day. Maybe because Jocelyn is now sick with a cold and everything else on my to-do list has been long forgotten - at least until nap time comes. And then maybe, it's also because I already AM doing the most important thing: taking care of my children. They are my joy and oh, how I love them so!!

{Jocelyn attending to HER babies needs and watching a movie while I took care of her this morning.}