If a new mother would ask if I learned one thing from mothering, I would have to tell her to not be afraid of losing yourself in your child. You will eventually come back, but live that time with your baby, no matter how stressful, frustrating and painful, because it will not come around again. Lose yourself, just a little bit, be present, be aware.

Yep. She's right. :) And just the other day I was thinking about being lost totally, and needing to be myself, whoever that is. But some days, you just need to be mom.