Mother's Day

Yesterday was Mother's Day. A few wished me a happy Mother's Day...including sweet cards from my parents, and Jeromy's mom and step-dad. Some friends also wished me a happy Mother's Day, which was very sweet.

While I appreciated the sentiment, I was a little torn...is it cheating? Do I "count" as a mom yet? I suppose in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter...but it was in my mind all the same. When do you become a mom? What makes someone a mom?

I was also thinking about my own mom. Not that I'm biased, but I'm fairly confident that I have the best mom in the whole world. Seriously. She's the best. I have big shoes to fill. I can only hope that I'm half the mom my mom is to Sweet Pea. I have learned a lot about good parenting from my mom, and I hope that I can use those parenting skills on my own daughter. My own daughter - even saying (typing) that takes some getting used to. :-)

Above all, yesterday I was thinking that next year's Mother's Day is going to be amazing. I can't wait to celebrate with Sweet Pea in tow. Mother's Day will never, ever be the same for me again...and I'm thrilled about that. :-)