My First Mother's Day

Today I got to celebrate my first Mother's Day with Emily.  Of course I celebrated last year when I was pregnant, but this year had a whole new meaning now that Emily is here.  It's been a great Mother's Day.  Emily (with a little help and money from Daddy) started off by sending me flowers to work on Thursday (FTD got the delivery date wrong. . .I wasn't supposed to get them until Friday), but either way, I loved them.  At daycare on Friday, they had muffins for moms during the morning drop off.  And then this morning, Daddy made breakfast and took care of Emily, so I could have the morning off, and Emily gave me the beautiful picture frame that she made at school. 

This is the reason why I feed Emily and not Daddy. . . He let her eat straight out of the bowl.

Here's the beautiful frame Emily made me at school for Mother's Day.

Finally, some sad events this week made me realize just how lucky I am to be a mom.  Emily has changed my life in ways I could never have imagined.  I love her so much and am so appreciative of every day I get to spend with her.  I feel selfish for the times I've complained about her fussiness because in the end all the fussiness and sleepless nights are all so little in the big picture.  I was blessed with a healthy, happy, beautiful baby and I am so thankful everyday that I get to be her mom.  I love you miss Emily!