My First Real Mother's Day

Last Mother's Day when I was about 7 months pregnant, I told Tom that I expected a Mother's Day present as, in my thinking, I was already a mom even though I had not given birth yet since: 1) I wanted to have a baby and we choose to conceive, 2) I had made it through more than 2/3 of the pregnancy so far, 3) I was already attached to my baby girl and had seen her ultrasound pictures so I kinda knew what she looked like at least even if I could not hold her yet, 4) I had already sacrificed my body, my emotions, my sleep, my physical health, and the everyday comforts non-pregnant people take for granted, and 5) I was nurturing and nourishing my child even though she was not born yet.

But this year I really feel like a mom now. I so much feel like a mom that the present I've really been looking forward to is a card colored by my baby. Which I got thanks to my wonderful husband. He bought a card "from" Andrina for me and helped her color it for me. Here it is below:

I cried when I read it. This is the sweetest thing. Not that Andrina knows what it is or what it says but I know she means everything it says in her pre-verbal, completely emotional and sensory level of thinking.

Tom also bought me gifts: my favorite candy, milk-chocolate covered coconuts, roses, a very sentimental card and a very beautiful mother-baby heart shaped pendant with a diamond in it.

Thank you Andrina and Tom. Thanks for letting me know I am so loved and needed. I love you too.