My whole life, I’ve dreamt of becoming a mommy. It was my answer every time someone asked me “what do you want to be when you grow up?” It’s so easy (for me) to get lost in the day to day rumbles of motherhood. Especially with 5 kids under 1 roof. The mess. The noise. The questions. The needs. The wants. The boo boos. The crankiness. The snacks. Some days go by far too quickly while other days I wish I could pay to move faster. It reminds me of the classic idiom, the grass is always greener on the other side. While this has been the hardest postpartum recovery journey physically and the newborn demands x2 is nowhere close to what I would have imagined (physically, mentally, emotionally…) my type A personality is learning to lean into the more relaxed, more messy, more go-with-the-flow energy that my kiddos need. I am starting to get and grapple with the “you’re going to miss this” comments I’ve been hearing for 7.5 years now. I am going to miss this. All of this. Mamas, wherev...