Mother's Day....

Happy Mother's Day!! Sometimes it is still hard to believe that I am a mom.  How lucky am I to be apart of something so great yet sooooo hard! I remember when I was pregnant how cute it all seemed.  I was so lucky with Zachary and Ava, they were the easiest babies.  They both started pulling all nighters when they were about 3 weeks old, had no formula or food issues ever, were rarely sick, no reflux, nothing.  I can honestly say that I was a happy mom, I never felt overwhelmed or stressed.  I enjoyed every minute of motherhood from the beginning and because of that I have made great memories with both of my kids.  Zachary was definitely my mild mannered child, we did everything together.  I would put him on the back of my bike and we would go everywhere. He was the happiest kid.  Ava on the other hand, well she became her sweet self at an early age!! They both never stop amazing me.  They definitely can brighten any day.. but I will tell ya, I thought once I got past the toddler stage it would be smooth sailing, HA HA HA!! Zachary is 8 and becoming his own person, starting to have his own opinions and voicing them, and Ava well she is Ava and she always voices her opinion.  Funny how you have stages of motherhood as well as different levels of difficulty, who would have thought you never get a break?! : ) Makes me realize what an amazing person my mom really is.  Being a parent is not easy.  Being a family isn't easy, keeping your sanity and not losing yourself isn't easy either.  Luckily I have always had a great support system and have never totally lost myself in all of the 'MOMMY MADNESS'!!!
I was talking with Zach today and reminded him that today was my special day, and he looked at me and said "Mom, everyday is your special day, you always do what you want".  And that got me thinking, I use to take so much for granted, and when I am on facebook, I read peoples posts and how their husbands tell them on a specific day that they love them, or they get to go get a manicure or pedicure etc, and I finally got it, Chris tells me everyday at least 10 times that he loves me for no reason, or he just gives me that little rub or pat, he always tells me how beautiful he thinks I am, I always do the special things for myself, and these are things that he does for me everyday not just on designated days.  I use to get so mad at him for not saying Happy Birthday enough or not getting a card to go with the gift or all the little dumb things that didn't matter.  Funny how I focused on the little things he didn't do but I never thanked him or appreciated what he did do.  He always tells me what a good mom I am, and thanks me for being so good to the kids. I am a lucky girl.  And the days I chose to be unlucky and pouty are because that is just what I feel like doing : ) Anyways I have my new p.j's on and I am ready for bed.  Have to take my Ava to get her cast put on in the a.m.
Until next time........ here is a little poem for all the mommy's

Real Mothers don't eat quiche; they don't have time to make it.
Real Mothers know that their kitchen utensils are probably in the sandbox.
Real Mothers often have sticky floors, filthy ovens and happy kids.
Real Mothers know that dried playdough doesn't come out of shag carpet.
Real Mothers sometimes ask "why me?" and get their answer when a little voice says, "because I love you best."
Real Mothers know that a child's growth is not measured by height or years or grade...
It is marked by the progression of Mama to Mommy to Mother.