Three babies…dreamed of, wanted, and cherished.

Three adults…independent, admired, and still very cherished.

One momma…wondering how they went from one to the other in the blink of an eye.

It’s funny, in the midst of diapers and bottles, tantrums and toys strewn everywhere, teenagers and attitudes, you think it will last forever.

But it doesn’t. Nothing lasts forever…the late night snuggles when no one is getting much sleep turn into days when you celebrate that they finally wake up before noon. The ‘please hold my hand’ becomes ‘I do it myself’ which turns into ‘I’ll see you later…and yes, I’ll call if I’ll be home late’.

But, the one thing that has never changed is my love for them.

I love big and am fiercely protective. On the good days and during the bad…when chubby arms hugged me tight and when a hug was the last thing they wanted.

Michael Buble has a song on his newest album called ‘Forever Now’. The lyrics that just spoke directly to my momma heart were these…

‘I’m always gonna be right here,

I’m always gonna cheer you up

I’m always gonna have your back,

You’re never gonna be alone…

And I’m always gonna lift you up…

No matter what you do

I’m forever proud of you

I love you forever now’

…and I do…I love you forever now.

https://youtu.be/IMS1ux43RsA