I love being a mom!

I just have to share that I love being a mom! I had absolutely no idea what to expect when I was pregnant. I knew I'd be tired and part of me knew it would be hard, but sometimes it's a lot harder than I ever thought. I have had moments where I've wanted to bash my head against the wall. I've broken down quite a few times and I even threw our baby monitor and broke it. But when Allison looks up at me and gives me the biggest smile, all of that doesn't matter anymore. It just melts my heart. She looks at me like I'm her rock star and I love that feeling so much. A friend of mine, who's also a mom, told me to re-listen to the words of 'Somebody's Hero' by Jamie O'neal. Those words have never touched me like they do now. It brought tears to my eyes.
I never ever thought I could love this little person as much as I do. And I keep loving her more and more everyday. She has such a personality already. She is a very happy baby. Doesn't cry a whole lot. Sometimes she will wake up and just look around...or lately roll over...in her crib. If it wasn't for the video monitor (best purchase ever by the way!) we would never know she's awake. And as soon as we go get her she just gets super excited and starts smiling and kicking her legs. She does these little tiny screams when she's playing and she giggles so much. I need to post a video of her laughing. It's super contagious. She loves to stare at herself in the mirror. We've let her take drinks of water from a 'big girl cup' (a mug) and she thinks she's so cool every time she does it. She just gets so proud when she does something new. It fascinates me to watch her learn. I absolutely love it. This is the hardest job in the world but it is so worth it! I hope that my friends that aren't at this point in their lives yet get the opportunity someday. And I hope that the people who aren't sure if they want one, will change their mind because they are definitely missing out. :)