my first mother's day

in honor of mother's day i could truly write a deep reflection on my life as a mom, what i've learned and how my life has changed. however, i can sum up my feelings and my day by simply saying i am blessed.
blessed with an amazing child that has shown me the beauty of pure love. blessed with a family that love this said child so much it's sometimes crazy. :) blessed with a husband that i truly thank god for every day because i know i couldn't survive without him! i sometimes wonder how i got so lucky hitting the lottery of life.
we hosted a brunch here for my side and then tara hosted dinner for the hylens and jason's family. trav bought me two awesome watches (so i can stop asking him for the time constantly i presume) that i love.
i wish i had taken pix, but lucia made stepping stones for the grandmas, imprinting her tiny feet and hands in the mixer. it was quite a process in which the cement ended up all over my face and her body, so much in fact she got a bath at 10 am on saturday. of course both grandma's already have a spot for them in the yard, places where they can show them off of course. i'm going to make two for our yard now that i know how to do it, one with lucia's hands and feet and another with, you guessed it, mister bailey's paws as well.
after a big day of action i went to bed at 9 pm. it was heavenly.
below are some pix from our weekend and of luci. in a few she's reading an old book of mine my mom laminated (does anyone even do that anymore!?). you might notice a couple where she's sitting in deep concentration and those depict a baby pooping. the others were taken yesterday with family.