I live for happiness.

Something many of you know about me is that I'm a really happy person most of the time. I don't really understand how people go through life unhappy and down on life. I absolutely live on happiness. I love to be happy myself, but there really is no better way to make myself happy than to make someone else happy.

These last couple weeks have been fun with Kate because all I do is strive to make her happy, and if you have read my blog "laughing" you would know that she is starting to let me know when she is really happy. It makes me happy to know that I can make her happy. I know that for the rest of my life I will try and make her happy, just like my parents have done far too often for me.

I read in someone else's blog today about how a lot of people look at having kids as a burden rather than a blessing and how hurtful she finds that. I could not agree more. There were so many times when I was pregnant that I heard something like "enjoy your time now" or "wait until" this or that happens. People all around me made it sound like such work with little pay off. I have quickly come to find out that all of those people should really take a step back and look at the advice they are giving. I might only be 3 months into being a mom, but I absolutely know that I am looking forward to the future with my daughter. I would gladly have sleepless nights and trying times to have her and make her happy. I can't imagine that people intend the unsolicited advice as hurtful or rude, but in all honesty, it is. I think people should focus on how great the reward of being a parent is. I might not sleep, but in the mean time I get to stare at that precious face. She might hinder our ability to just hop up and go, but I just can't ever imagine Kate being a burden to my life. Yes it might be hard, and yes I might not know what I'm talking about yet, but I know how happy I am because she is here.

-K