mom?

I've been a mom for 3 days. It's been nothing but pure joy, but I have to say.... it's not so easy to come to terms with my insta-mom status. I have heard other adoptive couples say that they felt like they were babysitting for the first couple of weeks. I don't really feel like I'm babysitting... (I've never loved a child that I've babysat this much, or been so amazed and interested in their bowel movements). But there is something jarring to me about being considered a mom in this world. Calling myself mommy is weird. What is especially weird is going out in the street and having others see me as a mom. I mean, I am beyond thankful for this new role, but it's just kinda weird right now, ya know?

Right after we left the agency on Monday, we went to have lunch at a small grocery store around the corner. As soon as we walked in a woman looked in to see little A in her stroller and told us how beautiful she was, and asked how old she was. After telling her that she was 2 weeks old she told us that she had 5 1/2 month old twins at home. "How's that going?," I asked. "About as you'd expect," she answered, "How's it going for you guys?" "Well, we adopted her about an hour ago, and it's going really well so far!"