Mothers Day Thoughts

Yesterday was my first official Mother's Day. What a wild ride the last 8 months have been. Who knew how much 7 pounds of flesh could change your life (of course all you mothers do). What a blessing it has been to have my heart changed and softened by Liam. I didn't realize how much I was capable of loving and sacrificing until he came along. I also didn't realize how much I relied on my ability to regulate my time and my tasks to help me to feel stable in this world. There is nothing sweeter than holding a little warm body close to your chest, stroking their soft skin, and kissing their downy hair. There is also nothing that I have experienced that is more terrifying than feeling like you and your baby would not make it through labor, post-partum depression, and knowing that you are responsible for a little life. Like anything in this life there has to be opposition and motherhood is no exception. How grateful I am to my Heavenly Mother for allowing me to come experience this mortal life. How grateful I am to my own mother for raising and nurturing me. How grateful I am for Liam, because he made me a mother.