What I'm loving about motherhood right now

I’m writing this post kid’s going down on a Sunday night on our vacation, about a quarter into my Cann, and feeling incredibly grateful for this life I have the privilege of living. Most importantly, I feel so overwhelmingly blessed to have my two children in my life. I talk a lot about the honest reality of pregnancy, postpartum, and motherhood, but that also includes how life-altering it can be in terms of the joy I feel. Levels of love, happiness, and legitimate glee that I never could have imagined or comprehended until I felt them. Today was a day for the books, in a multitude of ways as it included many highs, but it really had me reflecting on how much I’m loving motherhood right now. When my husband and our toddler and I sat down to do our gratitude tonight (which happened to be while we were laying outside star-gazing and living a core memory in the making that I hope to never forget), one of my three “gratitudes” was that I’m really grateful for the confidence I have in myself as a parent and for the mother I’ve become. I feel as if I’ve entered a new stage of motherhood where I am happier a lot more than I am sad or overwhelmed or anxious and that is a massive win for me. So, here are the things I’m loving most about motherhood right now…