I am so glad to have my kids! I feel so lucky to be their mom and couldn’t love them more. I used to feel sorry that I didn’t get to actually carry my children inside of me and give birth to them myself, but now I am so glad that I was able to adopt them instead. I have learned soooo much about life and about myself through the adoption experience. I have learned to be patient. I have learned that I can’t control everything in my life. I have learned that God answers our prayers, but not always in the way we want him to. I have learned a lot about sacrifice and unselfishness and love. I have also learned one other thing:
It is so much fun to take my little babies out in public and get compliments about how great I look from random strangers.
It seems like babies are stranger-magnets. Strangers usually just don’t come up and start conversations with me, but when I have a baby with me, suddenly everyone wants to talk. They usually start out with a "Oh, he/she is so cute!” and then they usually move on to asking how old the baby is.
It is so much fun to take my little babies out in public and get compliments about how great I look from random strangers.
It seems like babies are stranger-magnets. Strangers usually just don’t come up and start conversations with me, but when I have a baby with me, suddenly everyone wants to talk. They usually start out with a "Oh, he/she is so cute!” and then they usually move on to asking how old the baby is.
Then, when I said things like “Oh, he's three weeks old” or “She’s almost two months” people would look at me in my never-having-been-pregnant body and then tell me how GREAT I LOOK! I love it!! Especially because I know I don’t really look all that great with the dark baggy circles under my eyes and the spit up and who-knows-what-else all over my wrinkled t-shirt. And of course I don’t explain that the reason that I look like I am already back to my pre-pregnancy shape is because I never left it. I just bask in the glow of the compliments of strangers! If that means I am totally vain, so be it. Really, when else am I ever going to get told by complete strangers that I look amazing? (Hint: the answer is NEVER!)
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So, if you are ever in need of a little boost to your ego, borrow a baby from a friend and head to the mall or the baseball game or the supermarket. Then when people tell you that you look amazing, just smile and say "Thank you!"
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Also, Arden got her very first haircut this week! I know, 3 years old is a little late, but she has only really had hair since she was 2. It was just a trim, but she did great!
We went to Cookie Cutters! I wish they would have had a place like this to get your hair cut when I was a kid!
8 comments:
You do look great! I don't think your vain everyone enjoys a compliment. I agree with baby's are like magnets. Sometimes it is fun to talk to random and sometimes...they are CRAZY!
Unfortunately, that only works if you actually get back to your pre-pregnancy shape. :)
Cute haircut Arden! How come she keeps growing up so fast?
I also love those compliment because it make me feel so good and like I still have it and no it doesn't make you vain...it makes your human!
I know babies are magnets, I can't stay away from them. I am one of the crazy strangers that talks to everyone with a baby. I love your paragraph on what you've learned with adoption, it was very touching. You do look amazing!!!
We just went to my brother's baby's sealing yesterday. Adoption is amazing.
Arden's haircut is adorable. She's starting to look so grown-up!
Ha Ha - Love it! Maybe next time at Wally World you could purposefully drop something and then "bend and snap" as you pick it up! Flaunt it since you got it, girl! :)
It didn't work for me that one time with Daxton. I was holding him and the lady came up and was talking to us. Then you came and I introduced you as the mom and suddenly she had to say how great you looked. I however, looked like I could have had a baby a month ago. Great. :-( HAHA
great post. You look great and deserve all the compliments you get. Hang in there, you're doing such a great job...
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