Smile from your Liver

No matter how "burnout" I may feel sometimes-there always comes a little moment that makes me "smile from my liver" (Ketut in Eat Pray Love) and I realize to not take life so seriously.
I breast fed all three of my kids. I was not able to do it longer than 6 weeks with all of them because my body would just not allow it. Believe me I tried but "the girls" were tired...if you know what I mean. My youngest is 2 1/2, so it has been a while since I have breast fed a baby.
Yesterday I was trying to get my 6 year old daughter ready for ballet while my 2 year old is circling her and trying to give her a corn hole (yes I said corn hole!) She was holding one of her old baby dolls with her shirt off and running from my 2 year old crazy son. All the while I am frustrated trying to get her ready and settle my toddler. My daughter holds her baby doll up to her breast and begins to "feed" it. I don't think she realized I was really looking and I asked her in a calm but firm voice," Sydney, what are you doing?" To which she replied," I'm feeding my baby mama." I looked at her and tried to not laugh and said," Yes I see. However, that is for big girls like mama. Let's just feed your baby her bottle for now." She looked at me and smiled," Okay mama, I just remember you used to feed Aiden that way." And of course I giggled and looked at her and said," Yes Sydney I did, and that is how big girls like mama feed their babies."
I do remember when Aiden was a newborn Sydney "feeding" her baby dolls that way and I never really said much. I even recall a few months ago being at the mall with her and a mom was breastfeeding her baby in the food court and how Sydney just stared in amazement! I had to scold her to stop staring! She has asked questions concerning the issue and I of course answer them to the best of my ability. I am pretty open with her to a point-she is only 6!
Little moments like these come along when I am having one of those rough days and make me realize that the best medicine for stress-is laughter! No matter how crazy and chaotic my life can be sometimes, I have got some pretty amazing kids!

Keep up the laughter,
C