I cannot believe it is April already. The days and weeks are flying by for me. As a mom of 3 this is not unusual I guess. I look around at all the awesome moms around me and realize that we do amazing things every day when we care for, guide, and teach our little ones. To me there is no greater gift (or challenge) in this world than raising children. They are so precious and I know sometimes I forget how much. When life gets overwhelming and so chaotic that I cannot see straight, I forget how incredible my kids are.
Well, this weekend I was given a reality check (the big guy upstairs knew I needed it). It was Saturday morning and I had been running around already with my toddler. We were sitting down for breakfast and I looked at my daughter, Emma and got a shock. She had a huge lump on her neck! I couldn't help myself, I admit I got upset and ran over to her. I checked it and could not believe how big it was. It was hard and totally freaked me out. She was not sick, did not have a sore throat or fever. I ran upstairs because I was about to lose it. I cried for a few minutes thinking about all the horrible things it could be. She is 6 years old and so sweet. I called the doctor right away and tried to settle down. I didn't want to scare her. We went in and the doctor assured me that it was an infection of some kind...lumps that pop up so quickly usually mean infection. This was the first time any of my kids develop such a swollen lymph node so I had no clue. They ran a strep test which turned out to be positive. Thank goodness! I was never so happy to hear my child had strep throat.
For anyone who might be reading this and who is also a mom with a crazy schedule and hectic days, I just want to remind you of the precious gifts we have in our children. Just the thought of something serious being wrong with Emma scared me beyond words. I couldn't live a day without her and I now have a bit more patience and understanding with my kids. It helped me to realize that the little things that seem important at the time don't mean a thing and that each day is a precious gift. I hope I can help someone else to realize this today.
Enjoy those little ones...they are most important.
2 comments:
How scary! That reminds me of the time my 8-year-old woke us up at 2 AM with blood all over her face. She had fallen while sleepwalking against her dresser. They took tons of x-rays, but all that was wrong was a bad bloody nose and she needed five stitches in her lip. Scariest moment of my life!
Wow, that is scary! A sleepwalking child must be difficult. I'm glad she was okay.
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