At some point during last night, all three kids ended up in bed with me (thanks to bad dreams, painful teeth, and who knows what else). Once everyone was settled, I moved to the guest bed. I woke up there this morning to find them all cuddled around me again.
This sort of sums up motherhood for me right now – being fiercely needed, surrounded by love, devoid of personal space, and short on sleep.
Well that and drowning in laundry.
So
much
laundry.
It is completely worth it though.
Adam was so excited this morning to give me the cards and paper flower he made for me at school.
Then the kids treated me to ice cream for lunch (thank you again Aunt Cathy for sending them the gift card to make that possible).
They each got chocolate ice cream, with sprinkles, M&M’s, and a cherry on top.
I had a gelato brownie sundae. It was so good.
When we were finished with our lunch, I brought out a bucket of water and some rags so they could clean off the picnic table. I love that they think work is fun.
Then this evening we ran some errands before picking up dinner. Adam asked if he could go in to get the pizza for me. I had already paid for it online, and was able to park right in front of the door, so I let him (the front of the building is windows, and so he was never out of my sight or more than 10 feet away from me).
He insisted on wearing a green superhero mask. And when they asked him if his mom had given him money to pay, he told them, “I don’t know anything about that. I’m just here to get a pizza.”
He was so proud of himself when he brought the food out and when we got home, he hopped out of the van as soon as I turned it off so he could open my door for me and carry the pizza in to the table. He told me that he just wanted to make sure I had a good Mother’s Day.
And I did.
