mama's day

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms reading this! My second Mother's Day has come and gone, and this year I am feeling a bit more emotional. Maybe it's because being a Mom is hard work, filled with sleepless nights and constant testing of patience. Maybe it's because my guy got a 100.7 degree fever half way through the day. Maybe it's because the day just didn't go as I had imagined in my head...but they really never do once you have kids, do they? A friend of mine says that her motto is "adjust we must," and she announces this every time things run amuck and plans must get shifted. This is so true. Being agile and making adjustments is a major part of being a Mom. So when your 20 month old suddenly seems unsocial and sleepy, you put him down for a nap, even though company is over and you are in the midst of flipping pancakes. And when he still seems sleepy later in the day, you put him down for another nap even though he hasn't taken two naps for months and you were planning on visiting friends. Last year on Mother's Day I was sick. This year my Bomby is sick, and clings to me, reaches for me saying "mama, mama."