OLIVIA

Liv, we celebrated Mother’s Day last week. It was your mother’s first.

She deserved a nice one.

If you had known your mother 3 months ago you would think this lady is a different person.

The idea of poop made her sick. It made her violently ill and queasy. Now your mother is pee’d on and pooped on regularly.

Her hair was a serious matter that got the Boca Raton treatment every few weeks. You don’t mind tugging away at it like it shouldn’t be on her head.

Her shirts are covered in baby milk – sometimes after it was burped up. This makes me laugh because your mother used to dry clean all of her clothes.

I don’t think she has slept through the night since before you were born, and the woman I married insisted on her beauty sleep.

We talk over her TV shows frequently, and I have noticed she isn’t up to date on all the Bravo TV.

You’re little and your clothes are small, but your laundry is plenty. Your mom makes sure you have clean “cute outfits” every single day. Honestly, it’s confounding how much laundry you make – bibs, onesys, towels, hats, socks, mitts, etc.

Your mom hasn’t complained about any of these things. She was a great lady before you came around, but being a mommy made her better.

For those reasons, Mother’s Day was well celebrated.