Not a Baby Anymore

Since I have been so sick with this food poisoning/flu, I haven't been able to eat much of anything. All I ate yesterday was bread. As a result, my milk supply (not the cow kind) has been running low. Adelynn isn't too happy about this, and so last night she was screaming for some food, and I had nothing. I made a bottle really quick, and she drank it down. I was shocked that she took it, and that she was willing to take it from me. It actually made me sad, like she was betraying me. But, I was glad she was getting some food. It was the first time she had drank formula, and the first time I had ever fed her a bottle. When I sat her up to burp her, she just grabbed at the bottle and wanted to feed herself. She thought it was pretty cool! I just thought, "Wow, she's getting so big, sitting up on her own now, and grabbing and drinking a bottle". She isn't a little baby anymore. I'm sure I will have these same feelings at other times in her life, like when she gets on the school bus for the first time, or leaves for college, but this is the first time I have felt like this. Maybe the most rewarding part of being a mother is watching your children grow, and conquer milestones. Since, it is Mother's Day, I thought I would write a tribute to my own mother. I have a quote in my kitchen that reads, "My Mother did not tell me how to live...She SHOWED Me!" My Mom managed to poop eight kids out, feed us, nurture us, clothe us, and teach us. I have one little baby, and she is enough work, I can't imagine multiplying that by seven. Well, basically I just want to say thanks to my Mom today, and let her know that even if she couldn't give us the newest toy, or clothes, her love and example meant so much more. Thanks Mom! I heard a quote today that said, "If God made something better than a mother, he must have kept it to himself". Thought that was cute, and probably true. Happy Mother's Day to all of you women out there!