Mother's Day...and more :)

This past Sunday my children and husband celebrated me as a Mother. It was so special. I've wanted to be a Mom my whole life, and I've always cherished my kids. However, I appreciate them even more since going through my partial molar pregnancy. I feel for women who suffer from infertility, or in my case, a miscarriage. When I had to get my blood drawn weekly after my loss I hated walking into the OB's office to see big beautiful bellies, or husbands and wives holding hands anxiously awaiting their trip into the sonogram room. I was so jealous. That was suppossed to be me. God had other plans, and blessed me with Joshua 3 months later...but those 3 months...they changed me. I thought about women who were moms to angel baby's a lot on Sunday and how this was their day too, and how they weren't celebrating like I got to celebrate. I pray that each mom who truly wants to be a mom gets to experience the amazing joy of Motherhood. I'm so blessed to have such amazing loveys.

I awoke to my boy giddy that I was awake and able to hold him after Daddy had whisked him away from my embrace to give me some quiet sleep. That look in his eyes of pure joy that I'm his mama and his favorite person (well, next to Daddy) is just wonderful. It's like breathtaking every time I see it....and I'm lucky enough to see it many times a day! Then, my beautiful girls raced in (yes, racing each other...EVERY.THING. is a contest these days) and wished me Happy Mother's Day and gave me hugs, kisses and the sweetest creations they made at school (painted gift bags, handmade rose soap, rose sugar scrub, picture and picture frame) and then Nels gave me a Vera Bradley bag I've been wanting (Hope Garden villager) Chocolate chip pancakes in bed were awesome...and then brunch with our families and then a family filled day was just all I could have hoped for. AH....so in love with my family of 5 :)

ANYWHO, after a wonderful Mother's Day the week has been following suit...

I have lost 3 lbs. this week!!!!!!! Which is just craziness, and awesome. I weighed myself tonight. I admittedly weigh myself every day. I've been stuck at the same weight for awhile...and we've eaten at home a lot the past couple weeks, and I did a zumba class on Monday, and went walking today....oh, I SO hope I can lose this baby weight. Zumba class was a lot of fun, and I'm doing it again with my sis next Monday. Still haven't been able to cut sweets out :). I don't see that happening...but, maybe, I can cut 5 cookies down to 3 ;).