Amazing!

Being a woman is amazing.  It really is.  Some days I feel like a superhero.  Today is one of those days.

Being a woman means that I got to feel life growing inside me.  A life that started as small as the period at the end of this sentence, and grew from that tiny dot to an almost eight pound, fully formed little human being in nine months time.  My body sheltered her and provided for her.  Every detail of her little body, from her dark brown hair to her teeny little toenails, grew with my help.  And when this tiny little girl was ready, my body got her out into this world.  Nine months of work met the world with 14 hours of work, from the first drip of pitocin to the final push.  And in a matter of weeks my body healed itself and went back to it's normal, not pregnant state.

And her she is, three months later, and still being nourished by me.  My body continues to provide everything she needs to grow and thrive.  From 20 inches long and 7 pounds 14 ounces at birth, my sweet little girl is now 24.5 inches long and 14 pounds 11 ounces.  In three months, she's grown an astounding four and a half inches and is almost 7 pounds heavier.  She is growing by leaps and bounds, and it is all because of me.  My milk makes her grow this much.

And that makes me feel like a superhero.