Becca is going to be a wonderful mommy someday. She’s great at nursing her babies while reading. She knows how to do library story time. She also knows all about airplane safety. The other day I found her on the couch with Flopsie and Eva. All three had cups over their mouths. When I asked Becca what she was doing, she said that they were doing that because they couldn’t breathe on the airplane. (Guess she was paying good attention when we flew at Christmas.)

Recently I’ve been thinking about “future mommying.” The mommy I am today is setting the foundation for the mommy I’ll be for many years to come. The ways I talk with Becca and listen to her talk are laying a foundation for our life-long communication. I have to have a picture of what our parent/adult-child relationship should look like. . .  I can’t have the mindset of just getting through the “little years” and working on that relationship when they are older. I must intentionally work during these little years to lay a foundation for the future mommy I want to be.  Just some thoughts . . . come over for some coffee and we can chat some more.