Unbelievable, unconditional love
May 17 '00 Write an essay on this topic.
I must admit that deep down I was scared out of my wits when I got that pregnancy test result. I had SAID I wanted to start a family, but was I really ready? Now my little one is three months old, and I think he's the best thing that ever happened to me. Talk about pride and joy! What a blast to celebrate Mother's Day in a whole new way this year. With each passing day, he learns something new and (I swear it's true!) grows and grows. Not that it hasn't been difficult at times...
I used to cry once a year. Now I cry daily. Not real big boo-hoos, but little tears when I hear about something on the news about a hurt child or see a commercial with babies or read a poem about mothers. It's unbelievable how quickly your outlook on life can change. The pains of labor are gone, my c-section incision is healing, middle-of-the-night feedings are a thing of the past; you would think things were back to normal. And yet something remains changed. Perhaps it is the fact that my heart now lives outside my body. I see a life that is a little of me and a little of my husband. What a miracle!
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