Yesterday I celebrated a very important milestone…my very first Mother’s Day! I thought it would feel like my birthday…You know, a day to relax and do what I wanted. I thought I would get a little present from Alexis that I could show off and I would get to thank everybody for wishing me a Happy Mother’s Day at church and anywhere else I went. I looked at it as a day of admiration and appreciation for mothers everywhere. After all, that is what it was for my Mother and all of the other Mothers I ever knew. Perhaps most importantly, on this Mother’s Day I was finally in “The Mommy Club.” I was going to be part of the special group of people to which the day is dedicated.
Well I was very surprised to find that this was not at all what Mothers Day turned out to be for me. While I did get a very special gift from Alexis and everyone did wish me a “happy Mother’s Day,” I felt like on this day, more than any other day, I was the one who was appreciative. I felt so lucky to be able to celebrate this day with my baby. I just felt so thankful to God for giving me such a special gift in my life. I thought all day about the journey that I had taken that led me to being a mother. From caring for my baby dolls as a little girl to all of the life experiences I’ve had as a young adult... all of these things must have made me into just the right person to be Alexis’ mommy. I am the person who was chosen to get to share my life with her and to help make hers as wonderful as possible. If I never do anything else noteworthy the rest of my life, I will be absolutely fine with that because this experience is better than anything I can imagine and more than enough for me.
My Mom is a very emotional person but for some reason I always remembered her crying when she opened her Mother’s Day cards from me and my sister more than any other occasion throughout our lives. Maybe now I understand why. Maybe she feels the exact same way that I do about this special day. As it turns out, being in “The Mommy Club,” is just as great as I thought it would be…but for an entirely different reason. <3
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