My First Mother’s Day
It dawns on me as I sit here thinking about what to do for the Mama’s in my family for Mother’s Day, that there are now holidays and events that I will experience I never thought I would. You see, I will be 40 this year and I just gave birth to my first child in January. I didn’t think motherhood was going to be in my life outside of all of my four legged babies.
Now, as I ponder on it, it thrills me that I get to experience all these ”new” things, the holiday of Mother’s day and Father’s day with my husband. There will be sweet trips to the zoo, circus, theme parks and ice capades. Totally focused on my little man’s reaction to it all. The wonders of everything new to him as he explores this world for the first time. What will capture his interest? What will make him feel like he could conquer the world? What will make him laugh and cry? I can only wonder. The prospects excite me.
May 16th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Aw!!!! I am so excited for you!!!
May 25th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Dear Erin, I became a mother for the first time at 35-then turned 36 the next day! It is a truly awesome and humbling experience when you begin to parent after years and years of thinking that you never will. I never even particularly liked children. I was blessed that my two were very likeable-most of the time! I birthed two sons and they are huge joyes in my life-even when I want to knock heads with both of them. THEN, thanks to my wonderful husband and his beautiful loving, grown daughter, I have been able to have somehting I NEVER thought I would at 57 years old-a DAUGHTER!!!! What a joy that has brought to my life. If God has taught me anything besides His way is best,and that he loves me, He has taught me that He has plans for my life that include more JOY than I could ever have hoped for on my own. My daughter is beautiful, passionate, generous, brave, and wise way beyond her years. She, in turn, has given me an equally beautiful, amazing son-in-law, way too special to my heart to be “son-in’law”, no he’s son, too. It is never ever too late for God. He will work his miracles as it suits His plan, and his story - HISTORY, you know, actually it’s saying His Story, and He is ever gracious, caring, and sweet. If my cup were not thenalready flowing over, my daughter and son have sahred their son with me-MY FIRST GRANDSON! Yay!! He is too pecious for words to describe. Enjoy your first Mother’s day, and give thanks for every day that follows, even the painful ones, because God will bring good from those days, too. Happy today and everyday, Erin. Mama T