Licking the bowl

Today I returned home late this afternoon from a friend's house.  One word described me:  HUNGRY!  First I had to play with Stella while simulateously making my dinner, feed her dinner while my dinner cooked, bathe her while my dinner simmered, and nurse her while my dinner got cold.  My stomach was feeling pretty empty when I sat down to nurse her to sleep, and at first I couldn't think of much besides getting back downstairs to homemade chili, salad and brownies; however, a moment with Stella took my mind completely off my growling tummy.  Stella stopped nursing and just rested in my arms.  I watched her eyelids droop and she slowly drifted off to sleep. 

There have been a few moments since having her that I have really felt like her mom; this was one of them.  Obviously, that moment with Stella far surpasses licking the the brownie batter out of the bowl...but the brownie batter was a pretty great ending to a pretty great day.