Thursday, April 14, 2011

My First Born Child celebrates a landmark birthday today. My Joey is 30. Normally, I don't heed too, too much attention on adult birthdays preferring to celebrate the life of those I love everyday, not just one day a year. But this one is getting to me. Perhaps because if falls in a week that I have faced an array of challenges to this Life After Motherhood stage I am still trying to find my way through. One child's indifference, one showing signs that the nest may not be such a bad place to fly into now and then, and facing the reality of one who's wings will fly far away with the knowledge that all of that furthers the mental separation as well.
I loved my life at 30.
I wondered at every thing my my oldest did because it was new to me as well. My second had (and still does) a zest for adventure that I marveled at having no such in my own life. My long awaited 3rd child was the happiest and most content child ever given to a busy mom. I knew that someday the spirit that would be my 4th would one day grace my life.

And so on this morning, I found myself baking cupcakes to bring to my son a lunchtime to share with his co workers.

The very same cupcakes...chocolate with cream cheese and mini chip filling...that I baked to bring in to share with his class when he was 8 years old.

2 comments:

Sue ~ Granny's World said...

I think you will always look back when a child reaches a 'milestone' birthday. Makes you realise the passage of time and that suddenly your children aren't actually children anymore!! Eek, anyway he shares his day with my baby brother who is 46 today! Now that does make me feel old. Hope you saved yourself a cupcake

farmerinthemaking said...

We never stop being a mom! I love that you baked cupcakes-I'll have to remember that when my baby turns 30. By the way - he shares my birthday but I am a year before a landmark so I spent it quietly in the garden lovin the sunshine and thinking on how blessed I am. I loved the moments my kids called home to wish me a happy day the best.