Here's To Motherhood

         Good morning to you all on this wonderful Sunday. As I was standing here sipping my tea with breakfast cooking, on my second load of laundry, got the dishwasher going, running behind my toddler picking up his toys, and of course getting everything else done that needs to be done. Then it donned on me. Today is Mother's Day, the one day a year where your family is truly supposed to appreciate you, because let's be honest, they'd all be lost without you. And, if you're like me, today won't be too much different from any other day of the year; and to be honest with you, I am fine with that.

         So, here's a shout out to all you amazing mothers out there! Whether you had a natural birth, a medicated birth, a water birth, or a C-Section. you brought a life into this world and that is truly amazing. Whether you breastfeed, pump, or formula feed (or use jarred food or make you own baby food) way to go giving your child the best nutrition you can. Whether you practice attachment parenting or not, you're a great mom. So, this is your day, and here is to you continuing on this crazy, amazing journey we call motherhood!

         Being a mother is one of the hardest, yet, most rewarding, jobs there is out there, it doesn't matter if you have girls, boys, or both. You are your child's first teacher, their first role model, their first everything. You're their comfort, their friend, you're their mom. Being a stay-at-home mom, I really don't have much interaction with other adults, so yes, my oldest, Little Man, is my best friend. He and I go on a new adventure every day. Just the other day he wanted to go outside and look at flowers. He picked and gave me a flower for the first time. He also discovered those awful dandelions that you can blow around when they turn white (he calls them his wishes and picks one a day a makes a wish). Sometimes we spend the day in the floor playing with his TMNT action figures (he is always Mikey!). 

(Little Man and Little Guy)

          Bring a second child into our home was so much easier than what we were prepared for. Little Man accepted Little Guy quickly. He calls him his baby and hates when anyone other than Mr. Daddy or myself holds him. He attached to him without being coached into it and by the way Little Guy smiles when Little Man is around shows you how much love they have for one another and I am so excited to watch them grow together.

          Being a mother is a sacrifice we make that we honestly don't mind making. We put their needs and wants first. We teach them and watch them grow, nurture their minds and help fuel their imaginations. We are some amazing people doing amazing things.

          So, my dear, wonderful mothers, here's to letting the dishes pile up in the sink for the day, letting the laundry basket over fill this week, and spending your time playing with your child(ren) because don't you want them to look back and say, "Well, my mom was awesome back then."? So, here is to the occasional breakfast of chocolate cake or cookies,  to the late nights comforting the sick kids,  to getting up all night to feed them,  to hiding in the closet just to eat the Reese Cup, to never truly getting to potty alone, to doing the best you can with what you have, to the driving to and from school and sporting events, to being their first teacher, their first love, their everything. Here's to you mom! 

                                           Happy Mother's Day

-Kylie