I've been wanting to write this post for a long time. As difficult as it is mothering two young boys who occupy pretty much 100% of my time, energy and attention, I want to remember this stage of life forever. Along with the trying times, come the most wonderful, happy, moments I've yet experienced in life.
This stage of life is full of the most precious sounds. Sounds that I know I will someday miss...
Right now, my boys are in bed. I tucked them into separate bunks but they inevitably end up in the same one :) I can hear them whispering and giggling. Gideon's giggle is a bit louder than Jasper's. Sometimes the giggling is on the verge of crying, like one of them is getting smooshed or pushed. But the sound of them together reminds me of my childhood, sharing a bunk bed with my sis Anna. We'd do the same thing at night and I think much of our bonding came from that nighttime chatter.
The sound of my boys running laps in our apartment. That sounds of their quick, light footsteps. Someday their footsteps will sound heavy and methodical. I will miss the sound of their little feet someday.
The sound of their "smooshy" kisses. Jasper started insisting on giving me smooshy kisses a few months ago. I hope he never stops giving me those kind of kisses. I love them even when there are boogers and snot involved :)
The sound of the boys in the bathtub. Although this is not my favorite sound because it means they are splashing water all over the floor, there is a part of me that will be sad when they are too old to take baths together and they think splashing is for babies.
Tonight we got caught in the craziest rainstorm. Rain means puddles to my boys. I listened to the sound of my boys splashing in the puddles left from the rain. I love that sound. It makes me happy.
Their cute little voices. My boys both have a little quiver in their voice when they are sad or upset. Their little quivery voices are adorable. I love them so much. I will miss their little kids voices someday. They will grow up and go through puberty and sound like grown up men someday... I think it might make me cry when their little kid voices disappear. I hope that their kids have quivery voices, just so that I can hear it again when I'm an old lady.
Okay, this post if making me cry so I'll stop there for now. I am going to keep adding to this list, though. If you have sounds of mothering to add, please share!
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The sounds of my kids playing make believe and making character voices by themselves for long periods of time. The sugary sweet voice that the older two talk to the baby in. When I overhear them singing totally wrong lyrics to songs... so cute.
I love hearing my kids giggle uncontrollably or when they're surprised by something and start giggling. I also love hearing them play together. And yes, singing and making up their own songs.
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