A mother's smile…

Well, yesteday was my first mother’s day and I must say that it was everything that I could have asked for. Dad got up early with Ayden and let me sleep in…then I woke up to homemade waffles. Ayden got me a wonderful card that made me cry and also some pictures in a frame that also made me cry. mark got me a movie as well. We just spent the day together as a family. Ayden was in a great mood yesterday too.  It was the best mother’s day I could have asked for.

Another milestone was passed yesterday as well. All of the breast milk that I had pumped over the three months while Ayden was in the hospital is now gone. 6.5 gallons of milk (500 collection containers). I am so proud that I was able to pump enough milk to have Ayden get from birth to May 10/09 (almost 6 months of breast milk). On one hand though it’s a bit sad for me as a mom….Ayden is no longer getting any help from me with his milk, it’s now all the formula that he will have that will help him grow.  Its a great feeling that I was able to help him for so long though and I hope that his immune system and his growth just gets stronger and bigger from here on out.

Ayden is getting quite a personality now. He has different cries for his needs. Sometimes he cries for food, for snuggles, for a clean bum and the hardest to determine is the cry for when he is tired. When he is tired, he will cry and act like he wants more food, but you give him more and he sucks on the bottle like it’s a soother rather then a bottle and then ends up taking too much  milk. I am learning this cry but it’s a hard one…He is taking to Dad a bit more too which is really nice for me and for him. I want Ayden to get to know his Dad and the only way to do that is if Dad holds and snuggles with Ayden.

So the last few days have been wonderful for me as a mom. I want to thank Dad for all his work over the last few days, your efforts do not go unnoticed!!!