These Are The Days To Remember

When I checked my cellphone over coffee this morning I saw a most wonderful text from one of my good friends, "cancel playdate water broke." I had been asked to be on-call as caretaker of her son, who is Lilah's age, should this happen before her parents arrived in town. I awaited further instruction. I smiled all day long, picturing my friend preparing to welcome her baby girl into the world. While at Target, Lilah and I bought the most adorable bathing suit, floppy hat, and sunglasses for our future pool party guest. At 2:30pm my friend called to say that labor was progressing nicely but that her parents were still a few hours away- could I pick her son up from daycare and bring him back to my house until her parents arrived? Of course! At 3:25pm Baby Girl (not sure if my friend wants her kids publicized on my blog) arrived and I received the call shortly after! (It's awesome how many times my friend and I spoke during her labor- God bless epidurals.) A couple of hours later my girls and I headed out to pick up the new big brother. We brought him back home with us, changed him, fed him dinner, and played with him. In the middle of all of this, Sophie turned to me and said, "Mommy, you're good." I said, "I'm a good friend to X?" She said, "Yes, and you're a good mom." MADE MY DAY. It's amazing how much she notices now. She watched the way I cared for someone that wasn't my own child and I think she was proud. And that makes me proud. Awesome day all-around. Baby Girl arrived and she and her mama are doing great! And my girls, growing and maturing by leaps and bounds, are doing great too!