I'm so excited, my first legitimate mother's day! I feel as if I'll be celebrating a rite of passage of sorts, on this day. And I believe it too....being a mom is hard work (especially since kaua has a really bad cold and we've been having 7 nights of coughing and sleeplessness!)
Last year for mother's day, I was in early pregnancy with Kaua (9 weeks) and we were in the midst of our east coast trip. So while it was awesome to celebrate mother's day last year with a baby in my belly, this year I get to celebrate mother's day with my son in my arms! It's amazing to think back on my journey towards this point. While short lived in the scheme of things, 6months of heartbreak, it seemed so long. And at the time, I had no idea if I would ever get to celebrate mother's day as a mom. When I read the stories of other bloggers out there who are also getting to celebrate mothers day for the first time either with a new baby in their belly or a new baby in their arms after their own personal struggle to get to where they are now, I feel a sense of awe, wonder, accomplishment and greatfulness. It's such an awesome thing to be a mom; to be a little beings entire world; the total reason for their happiness. The bond between mom and kid is so strong. Next to being a wife, it is the best feeling in the world. I know DH also feels similarly as a father, so when you combine those feelings of motherhood and fatherhood in a loving marriage....the love is boundless. God surely knew what he was doing when he created a family. =)
Too bad DH has to work on mother's day. =( But good news is, my family and I have fun plans to go to the beach. We'll have a BBQ or picnic and the kids can play on the grass or in the sand at the beach. My mom, her BF, my Dad, my grandparents my brother's 3 kids, Kaua and I will all be there. I'm looking forward to it. I just hope the weather cooperates.
What are your mother's day plans?
