Mom reminders

We went out to eat Saturday evening after we had been cooped up in side the house all day. It really was a pretty day, but I didn't start to see it until around 11:00 this morning after finally waking up. Then I missed another chunk of it after I curled up on the bed with baby and Hubby to take a nap. So, when 4:00 rolled around we wondered what to do about something to eat, I called out the name of our favorite (cheap) Mexican food restaurant. We loaded up and headed off. K-man did so well...as he usually does when he has people to watch and something to make a lot of racket with. Some of his toys landed on the floor. One even landed in the parking lot. So I scooped it up and tucked it in my purse as we were dashing inside.

Later, after a wonderful meal of hot chips, fresh salsa, tangy guacamole, and savory tortilla soup, we headed to Central Market since I had been craving trout. They have the best seafood counter around. I had speckled saltwater trout in mind, but Hubby then remembered that they're not one of the fish that can be commercially harvested. I ended up settling for a couple of filet of parmesan crusted trout that I can cook in the oven. As we were leaving the store with much more than trout (how did that happen?), I opened my purse to put the receipt away for safe keeping. There I spied a bright yellow plastic donut that I had earlier rescued the parking lot of the restaurant. And I smiled. I love having a baby. I love being a mom. Those first few months were so incredibly hard, but so very very worth every minute. I love finding a plastic donut in my purse. I love going on a bottle search around the house when it's time to wash them. I love little socks in the dryer. I love getting in my vehicle and having a burp cloth still laying in the seat from our last trip out. Or finding my earrings in an odd place because the baby was set on grabbing them so I had to take them out then and there and lay them down. I love all these little reminders that I'm a mom.