Mother's Day

Today was a wonderful Mother's Day. I woke up at 7:30 to the sound of Rosalin crying. Spencer was hopping out of bed as fast as he could and slowly closing the door trying not to wake me. I knew Rosalin was going to be hungry as she is now going 5-6 hours at a time between feeds at night. I dozed for the next 20 minutes before crawling out of bed and venturing out to the kitchen. Rosy is surrounded in little puff cereal in a mad attempt by Spen to keep her quiet, and he is whipping up some dreamwhip and waffles for a delicious breakfast. I got some awesome beach jewelry from my little family and then it was a mad rush to church.

I was in charge in the nursery today so Spencer came in with Ros to help me out. It was crazy!! I am so glad that I had so many helpers, because it was kind of a crazy day. One little boy got a bloody nose on the doll blankets, other kids were chasing each other around the room, and of course toys were being thrown all over the place. I'm glad children don't come a dozen at a time.

After church I picked up my little begonia and we raced home so that I could feed Rosy again. She had missed her nap that morning, so she went down at kind of an awkward time. Spencer and I had leftover waffles for lunch and then I got to lay down for a nap. I got to sleep for over an hour while Spencer had a short nap then started on supper. Rosy was still asleep so I started watching The Princess Bride, possibly one of the best movies ever but that's for another day. Rosy woke up and so I got her lunch ready. Of course she refuses after only a half bowl knowing she'll get more puffs if she's grumpy enough. I really don't want puffs to become something that she's accustomed to receiving. Possibly my favourite part of the whole day was when Spencer started BBQing the chicken satay and I stuck Rosy in her stroller with lots of toys in the backyard and I planted some flowers. They are beautiful and I'm so excited for them.

Spencer's parents came and we had an awesome supper. Sticky rice, chicken Satay, egg rolls, and then frozen veggies but just because it seemed necessary. We had a good visit with the parents and then they had to be off as they still had two hours on the road ahead of them. Another favourite of the day - jumping on the bed with Rosy. I can't get over her wide open gummy smile and her deep hearty giggle. When this girl is happy, there is no way around it, it's infectious. Unfortunately that's like her Mom, so when she's grumpy the life is sucked out of the whole environment around her. Watch out.

I loved Mother's Day. I felt appreciated and I felt proud of my calling in life. I loved seeing Spen's mom and getting to talk to my Mom on the phone. Mom's are awesome, and they deserve the respect of everyone around them. It's not easy being a Mom and it's even harder to be a good one. I'm trying my best and so far I don't think I've gone terribly wrong. Rosy's sleeping and I'm about to curl up on the couch with Spen and watch a movie.

Happy Mother's Day!