Happy Mother's Day: A Dedication

Every Mother's Day is a time to say thank you and I love you to your mom and make sure she knows you appreciate her. However, I don't think there are enough Mother's Days to express the gratitude I have for my mother. My mother has been there on the last minute days when Aiden is sick and she is always there to give Jason and I a night out (as well as a million other things), but in a couple weeks my Mom will have finished her time being Aiden's full time day care provider. On January 17th my Mom woke up to a text (that she had not been a stranger to) asking if she could come THAT day to watch Aiden and it turned into a full time gig. Did she come? Of course. Did she have to? No. At first it was easier because Jason worked evenings so she could come later and leave when I got home. Then a couple weeks ago we got good news for us...Jason was going to days! Yay for us, but that meant Mom would now be real full time. Did my mom say find day care? No. Should she have? Probably. She would always tell me that we'd make it work. My mom has sacrificed her routine, time with Clayton, time with Skippy, time with her friends, and gallons upon gallons of gas to come and watch Aiden. I say "watch" Aiden but that doesn't really cover it...she watches him, yes, but she plays and plays and plays with him. I come home from work and most days it is as if a tornado has run though my house. They find things to do in every room of the house....building real life Angry Bird levels, Legos, Potato heads, puzzles, video games, monster trucks, the classic jumping on the bed, and so much more. They are busy busy bees and I love it and appreciate it. The part I have always worried about the most was that I was robbing her of the simple joys of being a Grandma because let's face it, spending that much time with him requires her to do the discipline part too. She gets to have a lot of fun but also has to deal with that not so fun part as well. But she doesn't look at any of it the way I do, but as time with Aiden that she will never get again and time that should be cherished...and she's right. Aiden has been truly blessed to have spent this time with my mother and I hope some how he always remembers it. He's lucky, I'm lucky and I thank you Mom for the time and energy you have given to us. I can never repay you for what you have done and only hope you know how much I appreciate it. You never had to do it but you never second guessed it. We love you. Happy Mother's Day.