Dear Daughters,
Today is Mother's Day.
I've spent the last two hours alternating holding both of you in my big comfy chair in the nursery listening to you sleep. Soon you'll start to get fussy, ready for breakfast. I'll feed you. Then we'll get bathes and get dressed and go to church. I'll probably get emotional. This is the first Sunday we're going to church since you were born. People will want to see you and Pastor Paul will probably say something about it being Mother's Day and I'll be flooded with emotions because being your mom is the greatest honor and privilege of my short life.
Today will be a pretty ordinary day. You'll eat, sleep & repeat. You won't remember today, but I will.
I've had six weeks of being your mom. Being a mom is the hardest, yet most rewarding thing I've ever done. A friend asked me how mom life was treating me. I responded by saying "Mom life is all of the emotions all at once. It's great. It's terrifying - I'm responsible for keeping these tiny humans alive. It's gratifying. It's frustrating. It's everything I thought it would be and more. They are really good babies so far so I feel like we won the twin lottery on that front. It's watching them sleep for embarrassingly long amounts of time. It's laughing at all their little facial expressions and making up songs about everything you're doing because the sound of your voice calms them. It's emotional. Hormones are wack and sleep is fleeting. In short, it's everything."
Violet and Zara, you are my everything. I love you so much and I can't wait to watch you grow. Thanks for making me a mom.
xoxo,
Mom
Today is Mother's Day.
I've spent the last two hours alternating holding both of you in my big comfy chair in the nursery listening to you sleep. Soon you'll start to get fussy, ready for breakfast. I'll feed you. Then we'll get bathes and get dressed and go to church. I'll probably get emotional. This is the first Sunday we're going to church since you were born. People will want to see you and Pastor Paul will probably say something about it being Mother's Day and I'll be flooded with emotions because being your mom is the greatest honor and privilege of my short life.
Today will be a pretty ordinary day. You'll eat, sleep & repeat. You won't remember today, but I will.
I've had six weeks of being your mom. Being a mom is the hardest, yet most rewarding thing I've ever done. A friend asked me how mom life was treating me. I responded by saying "Mom life is all of the emotions all at once. It's great. It's terrifying - I'm responsible for keeping these tiny humans alive. It's gratifying. It's frustrating. It's everything I thought it would be and more. They are really good babies so far so I feel like we won the twin lottery on that front. It's watching them sleep for embarrassingly long amounts of time. It's laughing at all their little facial expressions and making up songs about everything you're doing because the sound of your voice calms them. It's emotional. Hormones are wack and sleep is fleeting. In short, it's everything."
Violet and Zara, you are my everything. I love you so much and I can't wait to watch you grow. Thanks for making me a mom.
xoxo,
Mom
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