My agua hombre showed up this morning!  Woohoo!  I don’t have to schlep water this week.  He probably thinks I am a little loco – I was way too excited to see him.  I offered to flash him each week if he keeps showing up but he either didn’t understand me or didn’t want to see the goods.

Krista let me take a little nap this morning while she hung out with Sabrina.  I feel much closer to human now.  I really don’t know what I would do if Sabrina was a newborn because I don’t function well without sleep.

All around blog world, I’ve been reading what everyone did for Mother’s Day.  To be honest, I started feeling a little sorry for myself.  My mom left me a card and gift (thanks mom!) but Steve forgot to send his card down with Krista.  I talked to Steve and my MIL on the phone…both wished me a happy M day and I got a couple of email.  But I found myself thinking “this is what I’ve waiting years for?”  There was no hoopla, no fan fare.  Not that I feel like I deserve hoopla or fan fare…I just thought that was part of being a mom on mother’s day.  Then I thought of all of the moms out there who didn’t get to spend mother’s day with their little ones or are still waiting to meet their little ones or are wondering if they will ever have little ones.  I realized that I was woken by my daughter’s cries on Mother’s Day and I got to watch her make funny faces while eating avacados and black beans and I had the joy of watching my sister in law be charmed by Sabrina – that’s really all that I needed.  Breakfast in bed would be nice…but finally having her in my arms and knowing I never have to worry that someone might change their mind about letting us adopt her – that is gift enough for me.  So my first mother’s day may have been pretty unremarkable in the celebration category…but it was pretty remarkable that I spent it in Guatemala with my daughter.  (Ummm…Steve if you are reading this, that only goes for this year.  Next year? I want hoopla – or at least a card and maybe some waffles.)