It is my third Mother's Day today!! Each year not just on this day but in general, I find myself more profoundly amazed at how motherhood continues to shape me in ways I could have never imagined. At 37 1/2 years, I know I have been lucky to experience many many life altering changes but this journey of being a mom surely is the most defining to date. The dynamic nature and unpredictability of being a parent is just out of the realm of description.
I have been awed by abilities, behaviors & instinctual skills I never knew I could possess; but at times I am spooked by the raw emotion that gurgles up to the surface. Being a mom is the hardest thing I have ever worked at, and the road trip has just truly begun, with a million more miles to travel. That reality is exhilarating and exhausting but I truly embrace it (well, 95% of the time) and always remember how privileged I am as I listen to Cole's sleeping breath,watch his soulful eyes engage with mine or as I encounter his zest and energy for the every day.
As he playfully crashes into me with his trucks or in a drowsy state, pulls my arms around his little body, I smile to myself and silently say "thank you"...
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