She gave me a few gifts that weekend, too. She told me how proud she is of me. How wonderful it is for her to see me in mommy mode. She said she respects and appreciates the adult woman I’ve become. Thanks, Mom!
For his part, Lorenzo thought it was appropriate to drive me crazy. I felt it was because his father wasn’t around. Lorenzo knows I will baby him, and he takes advantage of that. He decided not to sleep at all during the night, and play with mommy in bed from 2:00 AM to 4:00 AM for four nights straight. As I was sitting there with him, exhausted, I realized how lucky I am to have such an amazing, beautiful son. There’s no doubt he can drive me nuts and stress me out at times. Doesn’t matter. He’s my son, my baby. I love him more than words can describe. I would do anything to make him the happiest boy in the entire world. Sometimes, you need to be so freakin’ tired to see the truth. Keeping me awake at 2:00 AM to play with him, his smile and laugh, was his first Mother’s Day gift to me. His whole existence was my Mother’s Day present.
That’s the gift I’ll keep forever, no matter how old he gets. I love you, Lorenzo, for the next hundred Mother’s Days and beyond.
XXOOXXOO,
Nicole
Acknowledgments
There are so many people to thank for the making of this book!
First of all, I’d like to thank Val Frankel for helping me make it readable (LOL). You’re the best!
I’d like to thank my team Scott Talarico, Stacey Wechsler, Danny Mackey, Scott Miller, and my parents for always getting shit done and helping me achieve amazing goals!
Thank you, Jennifer Kasius and everyone at Running Press for publishing this book!! I know we are going to help a lot of mommies out there!
Can’t forget my family! I’d like to thank my mom, dad, my in-laws Janis and Joe, and my sister-in-law Janelle for helping me through my whole pregnancy experience and dealing with my bullshit!
Also want to thank 495 Productions for making my last few months of pregnancy comfortable! You guys are the best!
Also want to shout out my bitches JWoww and Stephanie for being there for me and catering to all my pregnancy needs! I got your backs when yous are preggers!!
Last but certainly not least, I want to thank my AMAZING doc Dr. Russo and all the staff at St. Barnabas for helping me deliver my healthy baby boy! So sorry for the farts during labor. You’re all amazing to me and I love you!!!
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