Hello Blog World,
Just wanted to let you know that I still exist. As I sit here with pieces of my son's lunch stuck to my hand and try to soothe my spinning head from my grad school homework I just finished I would like to write a few things to mommies everywhere.
1. You will be remembered- Everyone is always trying to print their name in the sand or leave evidence that they were here and that they did something that gave their existence worth. I want you to know that a mist the midnight wake up calls from a screaming baby, or the late night trips over your toddlers toys, that little needy creature will grow to become an adult and with them they will take all the love you poured in and prove to the world you were her and you made an impact.
2. You will be different- Life before baby will NEVER return. You may long for the days where you could stay at the office impressing your coworkers with your "dedication". You may desire the times when the only thing you thought about when girls night came along was what shoes would go with your dress... now the more imperative question is who will watch this little human I am responsible for.
3. You are not alone- Those days when you feel like no one understands, when you feel like no one has had a house a messy, no one has had a hair day as bad, no one has had spit up on everything they own... remember years before you there was another mom feeling the same way. And years after you there will be another one... shoot you probably sat by one on the metro today!
I type this as encouragement and a reminder to myself and mommies/ mommies to be everywhere. I believe in you. You are doing something amazing. You are learning to love, be patient, be compassionate... You are growing (and boy do I feel those growing pains). You will conquer tomorrow with all the knowledge you gained today.
~A few words from the trenches!
