She's got me thinkin'

Katie seems to ask the most inquisitive questions. She often asks, "We don't really live here do we Mom?" I think she hopes that one of these times I will respond with the answer she would like to hear. "Not really sweetheart." She seems to miss Arizona, friends, and family terribly. But a more recent question she posed has got me thinkin' a little. As I was riding in the car with Katie a couple of days ago, she lifted her head from deep thought and asked me, "Why does Heavenly Father make girls get fat and go through pain to have babies. Why do the boys get blessed and not have to?" (Hmmmmmm...I wonder where she would come up with a question like that? She must be paying attention to me a little too closely.) I then explained that of course we are the ones who are blessed to be Mommies and to feed them and take care of them and Heavenly Father knows that girls know how to do that better than boys. She responded by reminding me that Daddy doesn't have to get fat or be in pain and that it is not fair to me. Again I reassured her of the specific roles that Mommies and Daddies have and that we get the better end of the deal. ...or do we? How many times have I asked Scott to just sit down and talk with me at the end of our day pleading to him that I haven't spoken to an adult or had a sophisticated conversation in some time. All of the times that my mind has drifted off wondering what it would be like to be in the workplace climbing my own personal ladder of success. The moments in the night that I glance over next to me in bed and think, I wish I had a better excuse not to get up and deal with the kids like him. Oh the list goes on. But what always corrects my thoughts and bring me back to my place are the tender moments, the soft snuggles, the once in a lifetime benchmarks met, the unexpected laughs and giggles, and my personal favorite, the inquisitive questions asked. My Husband misses much of this while he's away doing his job and I'm at home doing mine. I would never in a million years reverse the roles. Heavenly Father has blessed 'the girls' and despite getting fat and painful labors, I am BLESSED to be one.