Miles and Miles of milestones........

If you are a parent then you will remember many milestones within your child's life. I can remember the day both my babies were born (although it helps that they begin reminding me of this day of birth months in advance)and I also remember most of the details of the day they were born. I remember exactly how old they were when they took their first steps. With my first, I remember his first word was, dadadada, much to my dismay, that by the time the second one was born, I learned how to fix that where her first word would be Moma. As many of you probably know it is just much easier for a baby to click their tongue to the roof of their mouth and babble dadadadadada.....but with the second one, I followed her around all day determined.....say mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmama....say mmmmmmmmmmama.....I won...she said Moma. See determination pays off.....because even to this very day, 15 years later she has that word down....MOMA,MOMA....Wow why did I think that was a good idea?
Through the years we have encountered many milestones in the lives of our children which brings me to the most recent...The baby is driving!!!!!!! wow!!! Now she uses that word I taught her many years ago (Moma) followed by "can I drive to the store, to walmart, to the school, to the mall, to wherever..?" We finally got our permit, the last child to get this great honor and the last child I will go through the "learning to drive"experience with. Kinda sad, huh?...well I have to say I have enjoyed being chauffered around on many pointless errands and trips and we get to experience this with the baby for a whole year...(thanks to the new driving laws...)But...there is always a bright side...I am enjoying these bonding moments with my baby again. Anyone that has ever had a teenager live in their house knows that bonding moments are few and far between...and this Moma wants as many as I can get before I blink my eyes and this baby is gone on to the next milestone..........

The House That Built Me

I love,love this song!!! The House that Built me by Miranda Lambert! This song brings so much to mind. It takes me back to the days of my childhood and makes me reflect on my wonderful family! Sometimes when we look back at our childhood we seem to remember some of the things that we have tried to forget, but when I think back, I remember many good times! I can remember summers filled with sitting outside till all hours of the night while the parents and the aunts and uncles talked and talked about grown up stuff...and us kids would sit and try to hear all the grown-up talk and they would shoo us away to go play..oh looking back these were such good days. I remember summer vacations where my daddy would pack us in a car or camper with the windows rolled down and we would travel at night (because traffic was better) and I could sleep so good in that old car with the windows down. (Whatever happened to that?) I remember days and nights filled with family over and moma playing the piano and everybody singing good ole gospel songs. I remember going to church and learning about Jesus and singing from a hymn book...(which I miss...btw) All these care-free days that can never be replaced makes me sad that my own children did not grow up in the same way that I did with lots of extended family around all of the time...I know my Moma and Daddy would say that it was hard raising 4 kids because money was always tight...but one thing about it we never knew it...and looking back I can remember all the wonderful memories and be forever thankful for the HOUSE THAT BUILT ME!!!