Happy Mother's Day

For my mom, who has been completely selfless since the day my older brother was born. 

How would I have survived motherhood so far without her? She waited 100 hours in the hospital for Jackie to be born- coming in the room to hang out when I wanted her to and then leaving when I wanted her to without any concern for her own comfort.  When I had Jackie and hated breastfeeding, she said "then just stop," enabling a post partum mom to feel supported. When I was afraid to send my 10 week old baby to daycare, she took 2 weeks off of work and her life to hole herself up in my house to ease my mind. She would sit with me on the phone literally every day as I sobbed on my drives home from work about how much I missed my baby.  She drove to Pittsburgh with my grandma to sit in a hotel room w baby Jackie as I attended a wedding because it was too hard for me to be away from her as I worked all week and cherished my weekends with her. She did the same for a wedding we had on Long Island. She has politely not called me completely crazy - which I am- and complied with my anxieties surrounding my kids- food choices, driving restrictions- all sorts of insane stuff. She hosts my brothers and me for monthly dinners on dates completely of our choosing. She brings me that peace of mind that a mother of young children just cannot come by.  She is solidly on my team. 

Plus, she is great for a good convo and a laugh. 

My kids may feel lucky to have me as a mom when they are older, but I know that I have been luckier. 

Happy Mother's Day, Mom! I love you!