Sore achey boobs and other joys of motherhood

Being a mother rocks, but it definitely has it's sore points. For example, chapped nipples and engorged boobs! In an effort to keep my milk supply from dwindling, I'm trying to up my pumping and nursing sessions each day - but OUCH!! So, I'm going to put pumping on the list of "not quite so pleasantries" of motherhood... the good things far outnumber the bad, though.

Things I love? Popsicle-sticky fingers, that sweaty-pickle smell on my toddler or the slightly-sour milk smell in the folds of my newborn. "I love you mumma" and "I buy you a bike!" and "I need a fork" while pilfering a container of dessert off the counter. Beautiful hazel eyes and messy ringlets curls, and the velvety soft scalp of a two-month-old. The hard work that it must be to poop (at least from the faces they make!), and the ease of making friends. How my husband turned into so much more in my eyes, more than just a friend, but the father of my reasons for living. Snuggling in the mornings, cold feet shocking each other under the covers, and the unexpected joys of sleeping in here or there a with everyone waking up refreshed and happy. Tiny little toenails and fingernails painted pale pink for the first time ever, and gummy grins getting to be a common occurence. Little tushies and big dreams, and the feeling that I am everything to them, just like they are to me...

... and I love that this is my life.