[su_dropcap style=”simple” size=”2″]Y[/su_dropcap]esterday evening, when I had put Nielsine to sleep after a long and exciting day, my mind was wandering through all the beautiful things she means to me. Since this was my third mother’s day, I thought about giving three reasons why I love being a mom. But when I found that there were far too many reasons to choose from, I decided to share with you one for each of the 26 months which have passed since she was born.
Here they come in the order in which I jotted them down:
1. Being a mom has changed my perception of life. I now value time more than I did before
2. Her smiles – even when they are mischievous – light up my day
3. It is wonderful to share her joy over the simple things in her life. like bursting a bubble or dancing
4. I love playing dress-up with her
5. I am able to observe and appreciate the world through her innocent eyes
6. My heart melts when she says ‘I love you Mommy’
7. I love her random kisses coupled by eyes full of love
8. The way she runs to me and hugs me with the most genuine hug, when she hasn’t seen me for a while or when she is afraid. To know that she feels safe in my arms is priceless.
9. Breastfeeding her has been the strongest bonding experience I have ever had
10. I am creating memories for her to look back on
11. Every day she impresses me with new words that she has learnt to say and use
12. She is growing closer to God as she matures. So happy she was baptized, and now she is learning how to pray
13. I am encouraged to eat healthier, I want to stay healthy and productive for her.
14. Knowing that God chose me to be the mother of this beautiful human being; The pregnancy was not planned but she was never unwanted.
15. Her honesty and truthfulness is an inspiration – when I asked her if she liked my blue/grey hair she said “no” 🙂
16. She has taught me to love unconditionally and shown me a whole new meaning of love, this has and will continue to improve my future relationships
17. Watching her copying me, for instance by putting on lipstick and trying to paint her toes
18. When I have been away from her for some time, my heart beats so fast just before I see her again
19. My choice of friends has changed – most of them are now moms and people who are generally more driven
20. She has helped me to understand my own mom better and my relationship with my mom has improved
21. Watching her in her sleep and knowing that this little creature was moulded in my womb ! in my body !
22. I am more conscious about the people I spend time with around my daughter
23. I have become much more careful about how I spend my money
24. Watching her learn how to talk and communicate, has taught me to become more patient and a better listener
25. The strength she gives me to reach for my dreams is surreal.
26. In her eyes, I am super-woman and her greatest role model
Plus her colorful doodles on my mothers day card yesterday were too darn cute!
Love,
Silvia
6 comments
Hi Silvia…I like your style… you’ve got class…great fashion & business ideas!
I feel so much love in this post yani!I can’t wait to feel all those things with my baby.Kisses to her.
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Nielsine is so fortunate to have you as a mum 🙂 you are right the pregnancy may have been unplanned but she was not unwanted :-)……all the awwwws i said in this post have made me take some rather important notes, my son is 1 year, 7 months and I love him to bits 🙂
Congratulations! send him my love.
I am lucky to have her… I thank God
Beautiful piece Silvia I can relate to most of your sentiments here above, the smiles and tiny hugs are so beautiful and priceless.
Oh gosh! My heart melted with each point! So precious.