My morning ritual with my son

Now that the weather is getting warmer, it’s time to bust out my Taga bike and start exercising!  I went on a bike ride with my son last week and I’m embarrassed to admit, it was my first exercise of the year.  Or more like the past 7 months?  The last time I exercised was when I went on a Taga bike ride with my son in August last year.  I received this bike in exchange for a review and while I have no obligation to post again and am not getting paid to write this, I just wanted to express how much I love this bike!  It’s pretty much the only thing that motivates me to exercise.  I’m not a gym person, I need to be active while doing something I enjoy such as hiking, biking, rollerblading, jumping on the trampoline and etc. and all the things I just listed is hard to do with a 1 year old but the Taga bike is perfect since I can just buckle him in and go ride!  I don’t need to attach a bike trailer or trying to balance a bike from falling while buckling him in a bike seat, one less step for this frazzled, overwhelmed mama.  You may be wondering, but your son is almost 2 now?  Don’t you got the hang of 3 kids by now?  Surely you must.  Well, honest truth, I feel like I am just getting the hang of it.  As in like a month ago.  It’s finally getting a tiny bit easier.  Like there’s opposition in all things though, as much as I’ve been overwhelmed and cried sometimes because it was just too hard, I’ve felt way more joy and happiness than when I had 2 kids.  My happiness seems to burst out of my chest and my heart starts beating faster when I think about how grateful I am to be a mother to my 3 insanely sweet , happy kids.  They make me lose my patience many times but they’re mostly wonderful and very sweet, caring and thoughtful kids.  

Today I took my daughter to a church activity where I am a leader to 16-17 year old girls.  We made cookies and delivered them and afterwards when we were driving home, my daughter said to me, “Mommy, when we go home can we eat ice-cream and sit down and talk together?”  My heart melted and I said to her, “Can you please always ask me to sit down and talk together even when you’re a teenager?” I really need to start having her sign these contracts, now that I think about it!