Happy Mother's Day!

I hope all of the mommies out there are having a wonderful Mother's Day. Mia's class at daycare made Mother's Day gifts for us moms. It is a flower made from her little handprint. It is so precious! I appreciate my own mother more every day. In case I don't say it often enough, Thanks Mom! You're the best! Being a mom comes with so many more challenges than I had anticipated, but I love every second of it. Even when it's 2am, she's crying, and she just threw up all over my pajamas. I still love it! Sounds crazy but oh so true. I can't help but think back to this exact time a year ago when Wesley was in the hospital. I was already pregnant but didn't know it yet. I had to leave work to take him first to the doctor and then to the ER where we sat all evening until he got admitted to the hospital. I was so scared he was going to pass out in the waiting room. All turned out well, and he's had no more problems from that episode since then. What a difference a year makes! Now, we're the parents of a beautiful little girl who is our whole world. It seems as though she does new things almost every day. The other morning Wesley laid her down next to me in bed to feed her. I asked him where her bottle was, and he said "She's got it". What? She's got it? I looked down, and Mia was holding her bottle in her little hands like a pro and just chowing down. That lasted for about half of the bottle when I think her arms got tired, so I helped her out for the rest of it. She hasn't grabbed on to it like that since then, but sometimes she'll put one hand on it as though she's thinking of trying it out again. She'll get the hang of it soon, I'm sure! Also, we had a successful photo session yesterday for Mia's 3 month pictures. As soon as they come in, I will scan in a few. They're so cute!

Mia's handprint flower

Mia holding her bottle for the first time at 3 1/2 months.

Mia's 15 week pictures taken on Mother's Day.
She had so many beautiful pictures today that I couldn't choose just one.
Here are a few of my favorites.