First Time Mom

A moment you will never forget:

I was 23 years old when I became a mom. I was young but ready, or so I thought. I envisioned her every day in my mind. I would replay in my head how I was going to feel the day I saw her for the first time. I would even go as far as thinking of how I would feel at her first birthday, her fifteens and her wedding. I thought I was prepared but, nothing could prepare me for what was to come. All I knew was that I loved her so much and I hadn’t even met her yet. I knew the rest of my life would be dedicated to loving her and keeping her safe. I wondered if she would be fair skin, what color was her hair, her smile, her nose and what she would smell like. I wondered how she felt when she saw me and if once we locked eyes she knew she was my world. I was privileged enough to have a wonderful natural labor and what an experience that was. I went into labor 4 weeks early and I was so eager to meet her. All that mattered was that she was okay. The process was very emotional, tender and the most fulfilling I had ever had. I remember the moment I heard her cry, it was as if I was holding my breath all along and I could finally take a huge gasp for air. My world shifted at that very moment and this world became a better place with her in it. That first touch when the nurse placed her on my chest, I felt this warmth all over my body, reality sunk in and I could feel it in my heart she was mine, all mine, forever. I was obsessed with her. She was even more beautiful than I imagined. From that day on my life was never the same and I was more than fine with that. It was hard, scary, happy, sad, joyful and crazy but, it was motherhood and I embraced it. Life starts to pass you by but those moments stay vivid in your mind and heart forever. Precious moments that stay embedded in our hearts forever.