My 1st Mother's Day

Today is my first Mother's Day with a baby in my arms. I don't think I could even put into words what this day means for me and J. It was a dark day in our house for several years. Today, instead of waking up, crying, putting on a happy face to celebrate all the wonderful mothers in our life and coming home to cry some more before falling asleep completely heartbroken, I woke up to my husband bringing our daughter into our room singing the Mother's Day song. My day consisted of grocery shopping, diapers, naps, birthday decoration crafts and cleaning chicken and sweet potato bits off of everything. And it was the best day I could imagine because I got to spend it with my girl (and my girl growing in my belly.) Being a mother is everything I dreamed it would be and more. I am beyond thankful today and everyday.