That’s What Being a Mom Is All About
My Mother’s Day was not what I expected it would be. It started out great. I shipped Bean off with Chris and then Gracie and I took my mom and Grandma out for a Mother’s Day tea on Saturday, followed by manicures and pedicures. It was lovely!
Chris and I had big plans for Sunday. I wanted to go to church, followed by brunch at my favorite breakfast place, and then later that day we were going to play golf with friends while my parents watched the kids. But during church, the nursery director actually had to come get us in the middle of the sermon because they couldn’t get Bean to stop crying. That’s never happened to us before! For some reason, Bean Man just did not want to be in the nursery that day. So, church was cut short.
Then after all that crying, Bean fell asleep in the car on the way to brunch, which was just in time for Gracie to wake up and begin crying because she was hungry. Oh, and I had forgotten to pack a bottle. So, brunch was scrapped and we headed home. We ended up swinging by Subway and Chris and I ate sandwiches on the couch after feeding the kids and putting them both down for a nap.
And in keeping with the events of Mother’s Day, I got the time mixed up with my parents and so we missed our tee time and weren’t able to play golf that afternoon. My parents felt awful, but at that point, it wasn’t even really that big of a disappointment. It was just the way the day was going. Par for the course.
(Did I just make a golf pun? So lame…)
With all of our plans falling through, we gave up trying. We all put on bathing suits, cranked up the music, headed out to the pool, and dove right in…
…even if it was a little cold. Shockingly cold, actually.
Bean and I spent the rest of the afternoon holding our breaths underwater. Isn’t that what all mom’s do on Mother’s Day? Hold their children underwater?
And you know what? It was a pretty awesome day. No one sat in time out, no one pouted, no one wished they were anywhere else. We were doing what we do pretty much every weekend and it was great. Sure, I would have liked to sit through an entire church service, but I think the Lord understands a crying toddler. And I’d have loved to eat my weight in biscuits and gravy, but Subway on the couch with my hubby in a quietly napping house was a minor miracle and should be appreciated. And golf would have been fun, but I got more sun and more exercise playing in the pool. Plus, Bean looks cute in his swim trunks. So, there’s that.
All day long, Chris kept apologizing for the way the day was turning out, but that was just silly. Being a mom is about flexibility and thinking on your feet and putting your family first and spending time with your kids. So, why shouldn’t Mother’s Day be about those things, too?
Though next year, I might try to squeeze everything we plan into one activity, just to make sure we get it all done. Next year I’ll be eating biscuits and gravy in church while wearing argyle socks and a golf glove. I’m pretty sure my minister will understand. After all, she’s a mom, too.
18 Comments
claire
Happy mothers’ day Katie! And look at you, you gorgeous thing – in a bikini not even 2 months after a c-section??? You’re a legend! I’m so jealous that you’re heading into swimming weather, while it’s getting freezing down here. Keep the pool pics coming!
Angie
Wow you’re looking great!!
sherene
What a great way to celebrate mother’s day:))
Love the shot when you jumped into the pool.
And bean and gracie are so cute:))
Lindsay (Young Married Mom)
“Being a mom is about flexibility and thinking on your feet and putting your family first and spending time with your kids. So, why shouldn’t Mother’s Day be about those things, too?” AMEN.
Ashley @ A Recipe for Sanity
Can I join the chorus and say that you are looking phenomenal? I mean, really, girl! Chris is a lucky guy! I’m glad you made the most of your mother’s day, even though it didn’t go as planned. It sounds like you still had a great time, and next year you can definitely have those biscuits and gravy! 🙂
molly
Yep, it is par for the course, hehehe.
Happy first mother’s day with TWO kids 😉
Ginny
You’re lookin’ good lady!!! And happy!!! Glad you had such a great Mother’s Day – best laid plans are never the fun ones. 🙂
Tressa
Looks like a perfect Mother’s Day to me!! You look AWESOME Katie! Bean does look cute in his swim trunks. I’m happy to hear you were flexible and went with the flow so Chris didn’t have to put you in time out! LOL Oh…and that picutre of Bean man on your back…..looks like his little fingers and mind is thinking about untying your bikini top!!!! TE HE HE 😉
Jen
I’m just impressed you are wearing a bikini and you just had Gracie. My hats off to you! Glad Mother’s Day turned out so great!
Waiting for Bulgaria
My mother’s day wasn’t exactly what I expected/wanted either. But in the end it was much better than I could’ve ever imagined. It’s funny how we sometimes expect to stop being moms just because it’s mother’s day.
Mindee@ourfrontdoor
Well if that’s not real life and a real Mother’s Day I don’t know what is. Good job on choosing positive attitude and rolling with the punches. That’s the key to happiness!
Danielle
I made the really awesome decision to go to two festivals the day before mother’s day and we all got too hot and too much sun. Mother’s day was kind of I do not care what we do as long as I do not have to move day! We went to church but that took up pretty much all the energy I had left. I just count the day before as our celebration 🙂
Emily Langston
I can just feel how cozy those pj’s are after a dip in the cold pool and warm sun! Those days are the best. A lot of Moms would be all up in arms disappointed about “their” mothers day going a rye!
Casper
I hear you. Mine was about the same. Little bubs get to pick what happens!
Jen at Cabin Fever
If you do decide to pull that off next year I want some photos. And you will also officially be the coolest person I know 🙂 Cabin Fever in Vermont
Meghan
Your Mother’s Day reminds me of the saying, “if you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.” Sounds like God had other things in store for you this Mothers’s Day, but it turned out fantastic anyway! Glad you had a wonderful day! PS – are you rocking a bikini??? I’m impressed! You look fabulous!
Kat @ Living Like the Kings
Happy belated mother’s day Katie. It sounds like it was great because of the company
Christina
I really love this post…and I super duper love your golf pun. For real.
And are you wearing a bikini, hot mama?! Glad you had a lovely day. 🙂