Laurie...

When she looks in the mirror at the end of the day, she sees the bags under her eyes and the extra baby weight that doesn't seem to be about the baby anymore. She also mentioned she used to care a lot more for her appearance but now it's more important to not leave the house without the diaper bag than it is to change her drool stained shirt. With a new baby, she stresses she isn't spending as much time as she used to with her oldest son. He needs her just as much but in different ways and her mother's guilt leaves her worrying.

When I asked her older son what he loves about his mama, he told me he loves her hair, blue eyes and her smile. He thinks she is beautiful! He loves when she reads and sings to him but her snuggles are his favourite. The sweetest thing he said was he loves when she tells him, "I love you from your toes all the way to your cheeks