MAMA Moment #3 - SO RAD

Last Friday was ONE OF THE BEST DAYS in my short history as A MOM. Everything just worked, flowed, and went perfectly. I got up early in the morning and went for a long run and returned in time to do dishes and laundry (including ironing) and cleaning before Lady woke up at 7am. The morning went smooth as butter during play time and Layla simply fell asleep and slept like a log during her midmorning nap. She woke up in perfect timing with the need to slide out the door and down to the cupcake shop to pick up a treat for Kday's last day at R&R. She slept in the car on the way to pick up dad and we enjoyed a wonderful lunch with Kday's coworkers. I was so lucky to get to see how appreciated he is at work and what an asset he has become to the company. Good lunch with good friends and Layla was a gem. She came with me to the supermarket while we rushed up and down the isles to fill the basket with our listed items. She got really hungry while in the market and while I usually try to feed her before we go, we just didn't have time that day. So I carried her and fed her while pushing the cart, all the while I was also getting a few very important phone calls in. I became a bit more of an attention grabber than I intended and before I knew it people were watching my multitasking skills. I was stopped by a darling little Chinese couple who spoke only broken English and they presented me with a coupon for free baby formula and an attempt to tell me that I was doing an impressive job. Another woman stopped to tell me that she had been watching me talk to Layla as we shopped and she thought it was so great to see me interacting with her and teaching her instead of "just getting the shopping done." (I always get funny looks from people because I totally talk out loud to Layla as we shop and check things off the list.) (And also- by the way didn't feel like a good mom for having to feed her and shop at the same time... so it was a little ironic.) And then best of all a woman stopped us in the bread isle just to comment on how strikingly beautiful Layla is. (I wish I could take credit for that one.) I'M NOT WRITING ABOUT THIS TO BE BOASTFUL! It was just one of those totally RAD days when everything got accomplished and I enjoyed being a mom. We even had time to run home and get the groceries put away before heading off to dinner with Kday. As hard as it is... I love grocery shopping and running errands with Lady. While walking the isles and comparing prices I am SO happy to finally feel comfortable in the baby isle. I no longer have to watch other moms shop for their children's food and yearn to be in their shoes instead of mine. I LOVE being here. It's a new place and it's full of A LOT of new and hard experiences... but they are SO RAD.