You don't get to take the day off from being a mother for Mother's Day.

This morning, I woke up to a crying newborn (he's 10 days old). It was 7am and I was exhausted, because I've been the only one doing night time feedings the past week and I wanted more than 2 hours of consecutive sleep. I pushed my husband awake and asked for him to feed the baby, which we groaned about but did. Five minutes into the feeding, baby boy chokes and my husband freaks out and passes him back to me to finish the feeding. I finished and fell back asleep sitting up right with baby boy on my chest. 9am hits and I'm still exhausted, but daddy isn't making any move to get up and see why the baby is crying so I decide to get up for the day, as my 3 year old is stirring from the noise of the newborn. Last night, my husband had promised me that he would let me sleep in as a gift for Mother's Day. I didn't wake up to breakfast in bed, no cards or flowers, no cute arts and crafts made by my 3 year old, nothing. I woke up to two needy children and a sick husband (he has a man cold, I've had the same thing for a week now). My day has consisted of cleaning the house, feeding and changing two kids while my husband rests on the couch half heartedly offering help. I tell him to relax, and as my anger starts to rise over the screaming of the newborn and the 3 year old jumping on the couch, it hit me...