PT Evaluation - maybe I will laugh about this later??

So I wanted to share how Madison's Physical Therapy evaluation went today. If I could sum it up in one word it would be... disaster.

Madison rarely throws full-blown fits, but for almost the entire hour she threw a fit anytime the PT tried to evaluate her or work with her, or anytime she was having to do something she didn't want to. The PT was able to do some evaluations, and Madison does need PT. We will likely start next week in addition to speech therapy.

To top off the appointment, here's the icing on the cake. We took Madi's diaper off so the PT could check her hips. Well Madison scoots away to a corner where a small bench is, squats on it, and pees... In the floor!!! I was mortified! I guess though that since her diaper was off she figured she was supposed to go to the bathroom. That part actually gets funnier the more time that passes from it, so I will be able to just laugh about this later, right?

I Am Enough

Last night I went with a big group of women from church (FBC Portland) to see Mom's Night Out. It was a great movie! I laughed & cried (of course), and it had a great message in it! It was one of those movies that encouraged me as a mom, and I think that is so important in today's world. Too often we are bombarded with articles, TV shows/movies, Pinterest pins, and comments from others that bring us down & make us feel like we are somehow inadequate as mothers & wives.

I love this quote from the movie, "I'm a mess. But I'm a beautiful mess. I'm His masterpiece and that's enough."

Too often we get caught up in the little things & letting those things bother us to the point where we feel so inadequate & unhappy that it consumes us. When we should be focusing on the things that matter. God created mothers. He has given you all the tools you need to be an amazing mom. When you are feeling like what you are doing isn't appreciated or doesn't matter, just remember you are enough. We try to be the perfect picture of what we think moms are supposed too be, that we can't even enjoy the small victories:  the hugs & kisses, the drawings children make for us (even on walls & furniture), the "I love you's", seeng your child accomplish something they have been working at, seeing your child understand God's love for them, and on and on.

What I took away from the movie is that even when I'm feeling stressed out or frustrated, to take a minute & just breath. To remember that I am enough & to find the positive.

Take today for instance...

I had to make a trip to Walmart (necessary evil)!! Madison is good while we are there, except for wanting to grab items out of the cart. A lot of times these items end up in the floor. Well today the first item to hit the floor was a container of trail mix. A big container... Trail mix flies all across the floor. We get to the checkout line & as I'm loading groceries to be scanned, a carton of strawberry glaze busts open all on the floor. Mortified & very frustrated after the hour we have been in the store it's all I can do not to burst into tears.

We get in the car & I am so ready to be home. Still frustrated I call a Jake & my cousin JD to vent. After I have a minute to calm down, I started thinking about the movie. And you know what? She's being a kid! Accidents happen. I'm thankful that my child is healthy enough to be able to throw something & wants to figure out what things are / how they work. She's trying to figure out the world around her. Today I was the mom whose kid made a mess in Walmart... But it doesn't matter because I am enough.