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so far as your mother:

1. that’s it’s okay to go out without showering or washing my hair in two days. As long as you’re bathed, your diaper is clean and you’re fed, it’s all good.

2. the key to a happy mother/baby relationship is not “sleep when baby sleeps”, but rather, “eat when baby sleeps”. That way, I get to enjoy a nice stressless meal – even if it means breakfast at 11am, lunch at 3pm…

3. time goes by so fast, even when we’re just lying on the carpet playing bricks or your other toys. If I could just stop time so that we can play forever.

4. the simplest things in life are the things that makes us happiest. It melts my heart watching your eyes light up every time you “discover” Bobs and Butters waiting for you at the top of the stairs.

5. cooking for you brings out the ‘Martha Stewart’ side of me…yes, I’m thinking about growing our own vegetables (if only the strata would allow) and I’m already thinking about what to make when you invite your little friends over for dinner later on and planning your birthday party, for the next twenty years (where can I rent a pony?)

6. cuddling and singing our bedtime song is probably my favorite moment everyday – it reminds me of the bedtime stories my Dad used to tell me…and how much he enjoyed every moment of it.

7. no Mother’s Day present is better than you calling out “Mama, Mama, nai-nai” the first thing when you wake up every morning. It makes me feel wanted and special.

8. even though you’re only 9-months old, I already look forward to being a grandmother. I wonder what kind of father you’d be…and I will always secretly wish that your wife will have triplets – so you get to go through everything we have to deal with now – times 3!

9. maybe someday you’ll want to be an astronaut/fireman/doctor/engineer/athlete when you grow up. It doesn’t really matter, and no, you don’t have to listen to your Dad, it’s perfectly okay if you don’t want to play in the NHL, as long as you’re happy and as long as I don’t have to postpone my retirement plans to pay your bills, it’s all good.

10. that it’s actually possible to love someone so much more than I’ve ever loved any person/thing ever.

Son, thank you for making my first Mother’s Day the best ever! I look forward to the many more Mother’s Day to come.