And so, it's Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all the mother's out there. We took my mom out to breakfast at a local restaurant called Tupelo Junction. She had vanilla dipped french toast with berry sauce and homemade whipped cream; I had pumpkin oatmeal waffles with caramelized pecans, bananas and whipped cream; and Jason had an everything bagel topped with an omelet, smoked salmon and cream cheese with home fries. It was delicious! My mom really enjoyed it.

I do have to say, though, today is a bit tough for me. The 2nd Mother's Day that I've hoped to be on my way to motherhood, only to be still trying to get there. At breakfast we were surrounded by families with multiple generations of mom's and although I realize that's life and today IS Mother's Day, it only makes me wish even more than normal that I could be a member of the club, too. My mom made a nice toast at breakfast. She said, "Let's toast to the hope that this time next year, Melissa will be celebrating Mother's Day with a child of her own." Here here.

So here's to my Mom: thank you for all you do, for the supportive hugs and empathetic tears, for the late night calls checking to see if I'm feeling alright when I'm sick or feeling down, for knowing what it feels like to want a baby so much it hurts, for always encouraging me to never give up hope, for loving me just as a I am, infertility and all, and for being such an outright awesome friend and mother. I love you!!