Mothers Day...

Two years ago on Mothers Day I was laying in a hospital room waiting...waiting...waiting. Doctors and nurses were busily trying to keep me comfortable while we tried fervently to keep our trio from coming. Each passing day gave them a better chance of survival. I remember Mothers Day very vividly in the hospital.  I remember all the pain I was in. I remember feeling like I was not quite yet a mother, yet I was at the same time. How I wished someone would just wish me "Happy Mothers Day".  Half way through the day one of my favorite nurses came in just to check on me.  She could see that I was very tired and getting weary from everything that was going on.  She suggested we put a sign on the door to give me some time without people coming in and out unless I needed them. She sat and talked to me that day for a while as she chased the trio on the monitor, which had become somewhat of a frequent task for the nurses. When she was getting ready to leave I remember her saying to me "Happy Mothers Day".  That was the moment I truly believed that even though my trio wasn't born yet, I was still their mother! I still loved them just as much then as I do today! A year ago I celebrated my first "official" Mothers Day with the trio in my arms.  Just a very simple and sweet day with the trio.  It is nice to just sit with them and have time to be and not worry about anything else, but being present to them.  This is the 2nd year that we celebrated Mothers Day with our trio. I feel very blessed to call them my children and to be called their Mother!  This morning my gift was time to relax and reflect, which is when I had the opportunity to create the picture below! We then traveled to Portland to see the trio's Portland Grandparents for dinner, so that Phil could wish his mom a Happy Mothers Day as well.  A nice relaxing day of playing with the trio and just enjoying their ever growing personalities. It was another opportunity to cherish memories and reflect on my journey to motherhood.

What a blessing it is to be called "Mommy".