Have you ever been called a hippo...

And liked it. Now one thing I am honest about is that I care a little extra weight around. I always say that darn night shift will do it every time. While I waited for Anna to come into my life I gained weight. Nope this is not something I am proud of but it is the facts. I had gain a total of 30 lbs. Yikes did I just write that out.

After Anna came home I had started a walking routine mostly so that she would fall asleep for an hour or so. We walked everyday for a couple of months then the weather got cold and the walking stopped. During those walking months I had lost a ton of weight, 40 lbs to be exact. Since I have stopped walking the weight has crept back on, 20 lbs to be exact.

Again this is not something that I am proud of mostly because I have struggled all my adult life with my weight. So when Anna sat in my lap the other day and patted me she said

"Mama hippo"

I could feel myself getting upset. Then she patted herself and said

"Anna hippo...Daddy hippo"

She gets it that we are a family. As the days have passed I have been a Mama hippo, Mama bear and Mama duck. Getting the concept of a family unit can be a hard thing for any little child but knowing that Anna gets it is just another amazing thing that she has learned.

Yes, I do believe this is the first and only time I have liked no I mean love being called a hippo.