Gone are the days...

As I sit here and ponder the days that have passed, the craziness of having 3 kids 3 1/2 and under with another on the way and all life entailed, I can't help but feel that I've somehow entered into a new phase of parenting.. And life..

No longer am I caught up in daily schedules of feeding, nap times, and baby banter. The how to's of getting your baby to sleep through the night remains a no-brainer..

I'm no longer that 'new mum' trying to sort the 'baby stuff' out and get along with life, nope.. I've sussed that part out.

Nor do I think of the baby paraphernalia that one might think they require to raise a child..

Gone are the days where I was the only one keeping house in every form of the matter. Now I have daily help from the very children who make the mess that needs tidying and cleaning up.

Now, I think about raising my children to be... Well.. Different to their parents, their uncles and aunts. Raised and taught purposefully the revelations that I receive. To respect others, be kind and loving, to have good healthy boundaries. To serve and do so with a good attitude.

I don't concern myself with parenting books or styles, I, generally speaking, know my children, their triggers and their needs, and attempt to fulfill them where possible and grow them where they need it.

I barely remember those days, of trying to figure out what we were doing..

I wondered back then how I'd do these days yet here I am thriving in confidence of the things I have learnt and my children have taught me.

I wondered how I'd manage without that newborn or baby bump yet here I am without both and am relatively content that way.

So if your the mother of lots of little kids.. Your time will come.. That they are grown some more.. And that baby-ness will be over in your home too.

Remain Blessed
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