Mother's Day

Happy (belated) Mother's Day! This year was very low-key as far as celebrating went. Dan was up north, fishing with some friends, and didn't get back until Sunday afternoon. Eila was so excited for Mother's day that she spent an hour in the middle of the night up for no apparent reason. And then, the excitement continued into the early morning hours which caused her to wake up at 5:30 AM (or she could just be teething or getting sick or something. . . ).

My mom has this little duck statue in her front yard. Eila just loves it! She always wants to pet it and give it kisses! 

We had an early oatmeal and blueberry breakfast together before she went down for her first nap, just in time for me to enjoy the bacon and eggs my dad made for my mom and me! Eila and I spent the rest of the morning at the park. It was a beautiful day! When Dan got home, we went over to his mom's house for a little bit. Then it was dinner time, book time, and bedtime for my little one! 

Eila's new favorite activity: pick up pine cones and sticks.

Last year's Mother's Day was such a blur. I was about 2 weeks in to being a mom, was sleep deprived, and a mess of hormones/breast milk/spit up. I was so in love with my new little baby. It didn't even cross my mind that I could love her even more and be even more proud to be her mom than I was at the time. This year, I have a wild one year old that I love even more each day. I am so happy to be her mama!