Growing with my Baby

Having a baby is SUCH a growing experience--clearly in more ways than one!! It's kind of surreal to have this little nugget inside of you for SO LONG (much longer for me than most being 20 days overdue...) and then, poof, baby's in my arms and in my home and forever in my heart. And now I'm a Mom.  

Now I'm that lady pushing her baby in a shopping cart making all the goo goo ga ga noises to him, oblivious of all the other child-less people around me thinking I'm crazy.  I'm that person that gets peed on and puked on at least once a day and doesn't think it's gross; I'm the one who doesn't have a life outside of my baby and thinks it's the greatest privilege in the world to get out to do mundane tasks like grocery shopping or working out for 30 minutes before being summoned to feed the starving little child.

But not to scare those who haven't passed into the realm of motherhood yet.  There is nothing more precious than holding your little prize after all the huffing and puffing of pushing him out. Looking into those tiny eyes that look to you for all the love and comfort and nourishment he needs is SO PRECIOUS. Seriously. And now, at almost 3 months, having him flash me the most award-winning smile just because I'm his Mom and he loves me--nothing sweeter.  The way he cuddles into me when he's tired and clings to me like a little baby orangutan... These are the things I've dreamt of but couldn't imagine as my reality.

Here's to starting to blog about my life as a Mom and all the other little things in between.  It's going to be a wild ride!