"I know you'll be here when you can, Mom," I say through FaceTime on my phone. "Really, all we're going to do for the next few weeks is sleep and eat anyway. Maybe bathe."
Stroking the top of my son's head, I watch as he suckles on my breast. Yes, the dull pain of breastfeeding is there, but that doesn't take away the surreal feeling of being a new mom. It's amazing.
"I know." My mom sighs. "I'm just mad at myself. Of all the times to fall down some steps and break an ankle, this is the worst."
I giggle lightly. "I still can't believe you did it at the gym."
"And right after my kickboxing class too! I had just shown everyone what a badass I am, and three steps took me out."
"Any muggers with ill intentions better beware of running into you in a back alley. Unless there are stairs invo
