My First Mother's Day

I am counting this as my first official Mother's Day because last year I was a mother in training. I was still pregnant and still experiencing horrible all day nausea and vomiting. I could only eat pineapples and yogurt without gagging and all I wanted to do was sleep all day long. This year, I have a beautiful, healthy, happy baby girl who is everything to me.

I thought that today might me a little difficult emotionally for me. I don't have a husband or partner to help me celebrate this day and my daughter is only 6 months old so obviously, she can't celebrate with me. I thought Mother's Day might make me focus on how off track my life has gotten from where I thought it should be. In actuality, my first real Mother's Day was pretty great. My parents got me a card and a present from Cecily, which was very nice and thoughtful of them. The rest of the day was spent relaxing and eating with my family, which is always fun.

In a perfect world, my husband would have signed a card from Cecily to me and he would have been the one spoiling me. You know what thought? It's okay. I am the lucky one, even without a husband to spoil me, because I have my daughter. I know Mother's Day is about the mother's but I can't help but feel extra appreciative towards my daughter today. She has made me into the person (and the mommy) that I am. She has shown me true love and true selflessness. I don't know where I would be without her and every day I spend with her makes me incredibly happy. She is the one that keeps me going and makes me want to be a great mother. I just kept focusing on the positives today instead of the negatives and it worked. I feel loved and I feel appreciated, which is ultimately what this day is all about.