Mother's Day

This post is a little late but a lot of thoughts has been running through my head on what I would like to include in it, so here it goes. This post is for every mother out there, the working mom, the stay-at-home mom, the single mother, the mom that isn't blood related but treated you like their own child, the mother-in-law, the mom that adopts and raises as their own, etc. Whatever type of mother you are, it doesn't matter. Motherhood is THE BEST thing ever.

Being a mother is never easy, but it is definitely one of the most rewarding things. Some of the things that I love about being Jason's mother is his smile, to hear him laugh, to have him call me "mama", his kisses, his hugs, when he snuggles, and how my kiss can make everything feel better.

I am a working mother and I know I miss out on a lot of his life. Knowing this breaks my heart, however, I know that I am currently working to help make things better for him. It is a small sacrifice to take in order for him to have a better life. I just hope that I am a great example to him and that he knows that I love him with all my heart and will do anything for him. I am putting everything I've got into being a mom and I will continue to do so as the years go by.

The mother that I look up to most is my mom. My best friend was telling me how her mother has recently found out that she has breast cancer and that her mother wants to shut down and let it take over. It was a hard thing to hear because my mother had breast cancer while I was in high school. She took that trial and tried to make the most of it. She didn't stop working, she showed up every day and left early to drive 1.5 hours to go get her treatments and 1.5 hours to get home, just to wake up and do it again the next day. She could have thrown in the towel and quit and stayed at home to throw herself a pity party, but she didn't. (She is now cancer free.) During this time I decided that I wanted to be a little stinker and make it even harder on my mom by dragging her through many emotional trials while I was a rebel child. But never once did my mom turn her back on me and ignore me. She always puts everyone in front of her. She never does anything out of spite to another. I love my mom. I hope some day to be like her.

I also love my sisters and look up to each of them. They have always been there for me. Each one has a quality that I would like to take and some day be like that. They are some of the best mothers out there.

As far as how my Mother's Day went, I owe an apology to my dear sweet husband. He tried hard to make mother's day a good one and all I did was whine about how horrible it was. Jason woke many times during the night and was very ornery the whole day. He definitely put our patience to the test. Kenny tried to take care of Jason for the most part so I could sleep in and try to relax. He did a great job dealing with Jason. It could have been worse. I don't know what my deal was at the time. I guess that no sleep and hearing my child whine for most of the day didn't bring out the best in me. One good thing is that Kenny and Jason gave me a nice flat iron.