If you would have told me five years ago that my life was going to drastically change I would have believed you. But if you would have told me I would experience the following, I wouldn't have had a clue. Motherhood has enriched my life in ways that are beyond words, but here are some of my favorite things that I've done since my new job as "mom" that I wouldn't otherwise...
...cried over the sound of the heartbeat of my babies,
...held the feet of an infant to my lips,
...gotten tears on my baby's head in the middle of the night while feeding her,
...researched the cure for the flu at 3 a.m.,
...picked a tiny nose with my own finger,
...wished for moments lost in time,
...paced the halls of my home, mentally willing a fever to break,
...wondered how it was possible for a little person to eat so much,
...wondered how it was possible for a little person to eat so little,
...baked cupcakes at 11:00 at night,
...been mad at someone else's kid for hurting my kid's feelings,
...been more excited than ever for Christmas morning, just to see her face,
...spoiled her rotten when I've gotten a few extra bucks,
I never could have thought that I was capable of feeling a love like this; it's so raw and so powerful, and it leaves me so very vulnerable. Maybe someday if she has a family of her own she'll get to experience all the things that I've felt for her ever since that rainy day in April when our house became a home.
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