Mothers Day

Paul had been out flying and arrived home earlier than I expected, which was nice. I was still in bed, Eric was awake. Paul got the wee one up when he finished changing and took him downstairs. I waited a few minutes before getting up, really didn't want to but we were going to my parent's for breakfast after Eric was fed at 9am. My boys were waiting for me with flowers, cards and gifts. I got a heart shaped locket from Daddy (need to get pictures for it) and a birthstone baby charm, aquamarine of course, from my baby boy.

Breakfast was good of course, blueberry pancakes and bacon. Mom thought she decided to be funny and told me she didn't get me a Mother's Day card. Let's just say I was pissed, I couldn't believe that she would forget. "After 40 years I just don't think of it." Say what? What does that have anything to do with this being my first Mother's Day. A day I have been waiting years for! She knows what this means to me. I mentioned the fact she didn't get me a card a few times. She finally gave me David's and their card.

So much for the two of us getting the day off, Mom still had to make the salads for dinner, I did help with that. Cook the spaghetti, David helped with that. I buttered and put herbs and garlic on the bread that David sliced. Mom did dishes. I helped clean up. She cooked and cleaned up breakfast. I think Dad owes her. Paul wasn't around, except to eat and feed Eric, both solids and formula. So, I did get a break from the solids feeding.

Here are pictures of my mom, Eric and I...



I do have to mention Mother's Day last year, even though I was not officially a mom, but Eric was born and we were just days away from learning about him and learning we were going to be his parents. When we arrived at the Lodge Alley Inn in Charleston, the man who helped me out of the van, (who was a very nice and pleasant guy every time he was around when we needed the van) wished me a happy mother's day. I just smiled and thanked him. In my head I was thinking, "I wish!" He didn't know I wasn't a mom. It was the next day when we missed the call from Carol about Eric. Then the next day we got the info on him. And the following we talked with his birth mom. Then the next day we learned she chose us to parent him. So, last years mother's day was the beginning for me!