Reflections on a Mother's Love

There really are not words to describe the love that enters your heart as you become a mommy for the first time. It is the strongest feeling and most powerful emotion that I've ever felt! I've tried to capture what this love looks and feels like in these few reflections on a mother's love:

I began to love our baby boy before I ever saw him! I begin to carve out a special place in my heart and home for this precious little one, long before I met him!

When I finally got to hold our baby in my arms, a completely overwhelming feeling of love filled every part of my heart! I could not help but weep when I held our baby boy in my arms for the very first time! I cried on and off for about 36 hours after he was born! Every time I thought about the precious gift of a child that God had given me, I was moved to tears.

For the days following his birth, I sat and watched our precious boy for hours on end. Even though he didn't do much of anything but sleep, I would just sit and watch him breathe - in awe of the miracle of birth and life!

When I became a mommy, all the little things I had worried that I would not know how to do came so naturally. I was filing little finger nails, giving baths, and changing diapers like a pro - even though I had not helped take care of a small baby in close to 20 years!

After you come home from the hospital, the family leaves, and the dust settles - a mommy gets to snuggle with her baby for hours on end - whenever she wants :-) This is my new favorite past time!

Even though the demands of becoming a mommy make me very tired - it was all so very worth it!!! I would do it all again, and again, and again!

Every time our little man looks up at me and smiles, my heart melts just a little more! And even though it's only been (almost) 3 weeks since his birth, I cannot imagine my life without him!!!

I have found that being a mommy is all about love, and I love being a mommy!

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On a lighter note, this video absolutely cracks me up (even though I find it sad that this little girl is already crying over a celebrity...). If you replace the name Justin Bieber with "Carter" and pretend that this little girl is a 27 year old....this is pretty much what I was like for about 36 hours after Carter was born :-) Every time I thought about how much I loved Carter - I couldn't help but cry!!!! I know that hormones had a lot to do with that, but this video pretty much sums it all up ;-)