Being A Mom Is...

- waking up early every day, even on weekends, to nurse

- waking up during the night to nurse and soothe

- cuddling with your baby night and day

- having your baby stare up at you with big blue eyes in innocent, unadulterated love

- worrying over everything

- constantly caressing his hands, arms, legs, back, head, and cheeks

- loving your husband more, knowing he is the father of your child

- letting the dishes pile up, the laundry stay in the basket, the floor get dirty 

- getting so excited about every new, simple skill

- getting too excited about every new, simple skill that you accidentally scare your baby

- eating a lot and drinking water a lot to keep up your milk supply 

- scrutinizing that the noxious farts your baby has is being caused by something you ate

- laughing at the loud farts he makes

- having your heart melt every time he smiles up at you

- not caring that you still have half your pregnancy weight to lose

- taking a bazillion pictures and posting half a bazillion even though you promised yourself and your husband you wouldn't be that mom

- calling your mom, nurse-aunt, lactation specialist SIL for advice 24/7

- reading and researching parenting skills

- ignoring those books and forums (or at least trying to)

- difficult when you have to teach half a day, every day

- scary when you still haven't found a daycare provider

- scary about the thought that you have to leave him with a daycare provider

- talking baby talk

- playing peekaboo

- eating your babies feet and hands because they are too darn adorable

- talking about him even when you are on a date

- no matter how hard you try not to, comparing your son to other babies, especially your friends' babies who were born in the same month

- splurging on someone who isn't yourself!

- spending all your time watching him sleep

- getting excited at the thought of him growing up

- regretting that he'll grow up

- doing piles upon piles of laundry

- wishing he'll sleep a few minutes longer so you can finish showering, sleep a few more minutes, finish eating, grade one more paper

- debating whether or not to let him sleep or play with him a little longer before going to school or bed

- not getting school work, grading, lesson planning done at home

- not eating at the dinner table (yet--maybe when he has a high chair)

- invigorating

- something I'd definitely recommend

- wanting another one already

- not wanting another one yet

- the hardest, most stressful, most challenging change of my life

- the most rewarding decision I've ever made

- instinctual

- disregarding your instincts

- wanting to be a homemaker now more than ever

- a divine role given to women from Heavenly Father

- loving to sleep with him in bed

- the best thing in the entire world

- what I was meant to be

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