More coffee, please.

I love my morning cup of Joe.  It's not from some trendy cafe, but rather the grocery store aisle.  It's not a name brand, just the grocer's generic ground coffee beans in a foil bag with the little plastic ties at the top to "seal in the freshness."  I brew it half-asleep, add a dollop of my favorite non-dairy creamer and cling to those two warm cups of creamy goodness.  I am in awe over its power to awake and refresh me on my darkest mornings.

As a breast-feeding mom, I'm cautious about my consumption of caffeine. It is my daily treat: two cups of half-caffeinated coffee. When I was pregnant and nursing my first baby, I abstained all together from caffeine.  How ever did I do it? I certainly wasn't getting any sleep back then.  Maybe it was the paranoid, sleep-deprived new mom in me who feared the effect of caffeine on an infant. Now, I say, "Bring it on"... in moderation, of course!

What is your favorite morning brew?  Coffee or tea?  How do you drink it?  Or do you opt for herbal tea or orange juice? If so, you're a stronger person that me. :)