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		<title>Finding that sweet moment</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of yesterday, I&#8217;ve been a mother of two for nine months. It hasn&#8217;t been everything I expected&#8212;or maybe I should say feared. Yes, at times it has been very stressful (especially lately with both children suddenly thinking they need to make sure I wake at least every hour during the night). But, as I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.mamablogga.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kids-feb-mar-2009-036small.jpg" alt="kids-feb-mar-2009-036small" title="kids-feb-mar-2009-036small" width="150" height="150" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1546" align="right" />As of yesterday, I&#8217;ve been a mother of two for nine months.  It hasn&#8217;t been everything I expected&mdash;or maybe I should say feared.  Yes, at times it has been very stressful (especially lately with both children suddenly thinking they need to make sure I wake at least every hour during the night).  </p>
<p>But, as I always seem to find, enjoying motherhood is less about what my kids <em>do</em> and more about <em>who they are</em>.  Of course, that&#8217;s also manifest in their actions, but their little personalities are some of the biggest joys of this life.</p>
<p>Especially when their little personalities get along so well.  </p>
<p align="center"><a href="http://www.mamablogga.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kids-feb-mar-2009-096crop.jpg"><img src="http://www.mamablogga.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/kids-feb-mar-2009-096crop-300x228.jpg" alt="kids-feb-mar-2009-096crop" title="kids-feb-mar-2009-096crop" width="300" height="228" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-1544" /></a></p>
<p>Naturally, Rebecca is fascinated with Hayden.  She can&#8217;t keep her eyes off him when he&#8217;s in the room.  She laughs easiest at his antics.  Even his mere presence can be enough to elicit a giggle.</p>
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<p>And for his part, Hayden loves his little sister &#8220;Werbecca&#8221; very much.  His favorite things to do seem to be helping to sing a lullaby before her naps and bedtime (&#8220;Baby Beluga&#8221;) and being there to wake her up after her naps.  (Of course, since she finds him so interesting and entertaining, sometimes his efforts to help put her down aren&#8217;t so helpful after all, but it&#8217;s still sweet.)</p>
<p>A recent comment here really struck me.  <a href="http://blog.reidelizabeth.ca/">Mom on the Go</a> <a href="http://www.mamablogga.com/why-i-really-chose-to-be-a-mother/#comment-6887">said</a>:</p>
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Don&#8217;t wait for the day that you can say it&#8217;s worth it. Wait for the moment. Grace comes in all lengths of time. The short ones seem to come with the small kids.
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<p>A few weeks ago, I let Hayden go in to talk to Rebecca after she woke up from a nap, while I was finishing up something on the computer.  I came in to get my giggling children and I found one of those moments just waiting for me:</p>
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<p>What moments have you found lately?</p>
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