Let's meet ...

Let's meet -

Somewhere in between,

The person I was before, and the mother I am now.

The ideas you had for who I'd be, and the way things really are.

As it turns out, I'm not cut out to be that mother; the one you imagined I'd be.

As it turns out, I hate making baby food. I only moderately enjoyed breastfeeding, and really struggled at times to continue. Sometimes I love playing and doing baby stuff, and other times, it's a drag.

Are you upset? Disappointed? I know that's not who we thought I'd be. Who we wanted me to be.

But as it turns out, there's another secret I'm keeping. Something you may not know about me.

The way you thought I'd love this baby, isn't exactly what you envisioned - It's a whole different thing entirely.

As it turns out; it is a bigger, heavier, more wondrous, enormously life changing, as deep as it is wide, crack your heart wide open love than you or I could have ever imagined. I know you knew there'd be love, but you could've never expected a love like this. It's magic.

So yes, it's different than you pictured. But it's all going to be okay. We're figuring it out. The unforeseen struggles, the highs and the lows. The take your breath away love. All of it. And it is all so worth it.

I hope you can see me now, the mother that we've become. And I hope that you're proud. It's so nice to finally meet you, in the middle 💜

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