….<\/p>\n
I can’t thank Priscilla enough for asking me to guest post today. As she begins life as mom to yet another boy I thought I would share my thoughts on becoming a mom to boys after the birth of my youngest…<\/p>\n
When my second son was born I was thrilled, of course.
\nWe didn’t know what we were having so the surprise was wonderful.
\nBut there was something nagging in the back of my mind…
\nI was now the mom of boys, not one, two.
\nVisions of wrestling matches, chandelier swinging (we don’t even own one) and digging for worms filled my head.
\nAs I lay in that hospital bed, pain medication increasing my hallucinations, I came to grips with it all.
\nMy hair would soon be short, Adidas pants and a matching zip up my only wardrobe, a whistle around my neck a must.
\nA mom to boys must look the part.
\nI have always been a girly-girl and now my fate had been sealed.
\nMight as well start the shipments of bulky tennis shoes and baseball hats right from the beginning.
\nMiraculously, as they have grown, I have managed to keep my hair long, cling to my beloved yoga pants and even sneak in a pedicure once in a while.
\nI have learned to not mind dirt (sort of), see the wonder in a worm curling around a stick and laugh at how high a stream of pee can actually go.
\nI am aware now, that I thought being a mom to boys meant I would morph into a clone of my old gym teacher named Pat.
\nAlthough I am sure there are more burping contests in my future than fashion shows, I am actually looking forward to t-ball games and cub scouts (only dads can go on the camping trips, right?).
\nI am learning to embrace life with trucks and trains and soccer balls.
\nThere are days when I look at the chaos emerging in my house and wonder exactly whose life this is.
\nBut there are many more days when I look at my little guys and can’t image not knowing the experience of raising curious, mischievous, loving, little Momma’s boys.<\/p>\n
— <\/p>\n
Four Plus an Angel
\nhttp:\/\/fourplusanangel.com
\nFind me on twitter @fourplusanangel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
…. I can’t thank Priscilla enough for asking me to guest post today. As she begins life as mom to yet another boy I thought I would share my thoughts on becoming a mom to boys after the birth of my youngest… When my second son was born I was thrilled, of course. We didn’t […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[138],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3085","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-guesting","7":"entry"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5zEve-NL","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3085"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3085\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.wheelchairmommy.com\/closed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}