I am your mum,
how lucky am I!
I remember the day you were born just being completely amazed by you. After loosing two babies before you I can not describe the relief I felt that you were actually here, alive and so perfect. I remember they took you off me to check you over and I felt scared, what if I couldn’t do this? I was so overwhelmed, then they handed you back and I was nervous to take hold of you, but then I felt you against me and I was instantly over taken with this rush of love like I had never felt before. You were my fighter, my strong girl, so brave and so beautiful, and I was a mummy, I was your mummy!
If you read my post earlier this week where I was freaking out!!!!! Or if you follow me on Instagram you will know this is the week that the little girl I spoke about above got her braces on. That little girl is now 12 and a half (HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?) Well I know how it happened 12.5 years went by, but it went by soooooooooo FAST! I remember the day she was born and the weeks following thinking how amazing it was that I was actually a MUM, and now I am amazed that I am a mum to a 12 year old. Wasn’t it just a couple of years ago I was in high school???? Um no it was a long time ago actually, and I am old enough now to have a 12 year old.
So here was my week!
- I started the week all stressed and overwhelmed, and decided to get it (well most of it) off my chest, which I highly recommend as bottling things up is no good for anyone. So I had my rant and people were so nice and wrote some lovely comments that really made me feel better, and made me feel like less of a crazy self obsessed mummy! Thanks everyone!!!!
- After having Adam home from School (again this week) on Monday and Tuesday, he finally went back to school and it was Aspen’s big day! Her appointment was at 12 so I decided to give her the morning off and after dropping my other two cuties off at school, Aspen and I hit the shops! We had the best morning! It is rare that we get time just the two of us so it was lovely to take her out for morning tea and then spoil her with some shopping.
- The it was appointment time. She coped amazingly well and the staff were so beautiful with her! After it she felt a little weird, but OK. (As they warned us would happen) a few hours later her mouth felt very sore, this upset her as she couldn’t even eat the soft pasta for dinner and so it was an ice-cream dinner that night. It may sound like a child’s dream, but she felt so sad.
- Loads of hugs and some paracetamol and Advil later she was finally asleep.
- Next morning was Thursday, I kept her home and hubby was nice enough to take the other 2 to school, so Aspen and I slept in and had loads more hugs and a few tears. I took her out for Boost Juice, she still couldn’t chew and was little down, but we had a nice time out.
- Today is Friday, she went back to school today. She was nervous about what people would think and say, but everyone was great, (needless to say mummy is relieved too). Packing her lunch was tricky as she is still struggling to chew. But we managed to put together a smooth lunch for her to take. She is not back to herself yet, but I have no doubt that we are doing the best thing for her future.
- As for me I am feeling less stressed, I think being a mum is the best thing in the world and also the scariest. Somedays I am so overwhelmed with trying to protect them from things that I can never control and that is hard.
It truly is a harsh reality that all parents face, knowing we can not protect our child from all of life’s hurts. What we can do is be there for them and trust that we are doing the best we can, and that whatever happens we will see them through it.
Aspen’s vision board
How has your week been?
Do you find being a parent has been emotionally harder than you thought?
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15 comments
Sounds like you handled it beautifully!
oh thank you xx
Bless her, sounds like she has coped brilliantly and so have you. She will thank you for it in the future, I really wish I’d had one when I was younger x
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Thank you so much xx
Love the vision board! Sounds like you both coped beautifully! #thelist
thank you so much x
Aw bless you and your 12 year old with her hurting teeth. 4 out of 6 of my children have had braces, My 14 and 12 year old should both be free of them by Christmas. I promise it’s worth the pain for the beautiful teeth afterwards. #FabFridayPost
Thanks Fiona I really appreciate your comment, I am glad your children are almost through it xx
I’ve just been through something similar with my 10 year old but the brace she had was to increase the size of her upper jaw. We had to expand it twice a day and it really hurt her for the first few days. It killed me to do it. She had a lot of treats and cuddles that week!! #KCACOLS
I blinked and my son is almost six. He’s in the no don’t cuddle me phase and I know I will blink again and hell be 12. Its funny because my brain feels the same but my eye bags and height of my son is telling me time is trickling by! You sound like the most loving mummy making sure you had a nice couple of days, poor thing having it sore. Hope eating will get better. I was lucky and didn’t have to have braces but I had to go into hospital and have teeth out and my jaw broken..I clung onto my mum going to theatre. What ever age we need there hugs! Thank you for sharing and linking up to #KCACOLS I hope to see you next Sunday xx
We will always be there !#kcacols
I know what you mean, I was horrified to realise my daughter turned 10 on her last birthday where on earth have the last 10 years gone! I feel like I’m still a teenager myself how on earth am I a parent to a child who is nearly a teen!! I hope she gets used to her braces soon xx #kcacols
It sounds like you both coped marvellously. I was prepared for practical hard work when I became a mum but so totally unprepared for the overwhelming emotions you experience – that will never go away! #kcacols
I know very well what you meant about the time passing so quick. My daughters are 6 and 2 but not long I was just giving birth to the 2nd one. It is amazing. I do believe that being a mum is the most amazing thing that could happen to us but at the same time is the hardest! We have to take every day as it is. Oh bless you and your daughter trying to cope with the braces pain. It is not easy. My niece had hers too and she suffered a lot. Poor thing! I’m glad you both coped very well! Thanks so much for sharing this at #KCACOLS. It is lovely to have you, 🙂 x
Aww… poor Aspen. I hope she is feeling better now. I never had braces before so I have no idea what pain she is going through. Never the les, I wouldn’t mind sorting my teeth out – they are just awful! Aspen has the best Mummy in the world! 🙂 Well done Mummy Mac! Thank you so much for linking up with us on #FabFridayPost My Apology for the very late comment. I hope you can join us tomorrow too. xx
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