a change of pace to positive

though there are many things i'm not sure of being, one i am totally knowing of is my being a mother. it has been one of the craziest, happiest, saddest, joyful, hairpulling experiences of my life.... and i wouldn't trade it for the world. for the most part its me and my girls throughout the day. my eldest being in school while my little one is home with me growing ever so fast with each passing day.

today happened to be grocery day, a chore though most parents dred with kids in tow i really enjoy. my oldest love is ridiculously helpful, doesn't hang on the shelves or swing from the frozen section's doors crying out we need something cause she saw it on TV. and the little one as long as the cart is moving- couldn't be happier.

we were going down the cereal aisle, i was rambling to my mother on my cell while my daughter was picking out a cereal for the week. a older woman approached me apologizing for interrupting but if i would mind if her daughter took a picture of my girls. apparently she is in a photography class and her assignment was to take snapshots of children in different age groups. she explained that she had seen us in produce and fell in love with the girls, that they were so adorable but she was nervous to approach me, hence her mother doing so. i of course obliged, i'm a fan of picture taking, well art in general, so if this girl wanted to do her assignment with my two girls i was happy to help.

my girls and i continued our adventure through the supermarket and headed to checkout. we had the typical checkout experience- ringing up items, coupons exchanged, tender given. then the bagger boy looked to me and said in the most sincere voice that i had a beautiful baby. not something you usually hear from a teenage boy whose main concerns are probably sports, girls, video games, etc.... it was refreshing and sweet.

though these compliments i recieved for my girls today seem ordinary, and i know parents probably experience this or something like it everyday it really made me feel good inside. because though i feel i have lost so much of myself over the years, there is one thing i have gained- my daughters. and when people take the time and realize, even for a split-second, how amazing and beautiful they are as i see them every moment of every day it makes me proud and blessed. not so much prooud of them, but proud because i am the one person in the world that gets to be their mom.