NINJA SKILLS

I'm no career woman, my 8-10 hours a month of professional work at the fanciest rehab in town really doesn't qualify me as such. I don't have a PHD in anything or an MBA, the degree I do hold is hardly anything exciting. But I'll tell you what I do have... mad ninja mom skills. And although said ninja skills won't open any doors into an Ivey League school or a New York sky-rise office... they have earned me a few badges of honor that no one can argue with, not to mention an office with the best view in town.

Although these might seem like totally useless skills, they are the details of parenting that remind me that I'm so lucky to be my kids' mom. I'm the only person who can tell you how close #2 is to falling asleep by the way he twiddles his fingers around the binding of his blanky. The smell of #1's morning breath would hardly make anyone else smile, but it does it to me every time. I know where every creaky spot of flooring is in every room of our house - so as not to wake #3, the lightest sleeper of them all. I know who likes honey on their lunch nuggets and who likes raisins instead of fruit snacks. I can tell by the look in their eyes if they're in the perfect window to be laid down for a nap or if we've missed the window and need to press on with the day. I can buckle car seats faster than most and I can tell what kind of day it will be by the way Layla makes her bed or by the cry in which owen lets out a 7am.

It's so crazy when Kday and I have moments of realization that we're grown ups, real live grown ups who are responsible for the lives of the three littles that live under this roof. We all know our kids in great detail and I love that as a mom I get to hone in on my skills every day. There are no promotions in parenting, no bonus checks come Christmas time. To the outside world it seems there's hardly even proof at the end of each day of our success or failure. But in my world, as long as I'm the one that knows the all be it small but significant details and desires of my babies lives... I consider my day a success.