Day 79: We, too

It is so easy to point to how my baby has progressed over the last twelve weeks. She has changed from an adorably helpless blob of pure newborn to a smiley, interactive, responsive baby. But it feels harder to notice the changes that have occurred in me. In some ways, I feel like I’ve been at this forever. In others, I still feel as helpless as day one home from the hospital.

But what is true is there has been a radical shift in my identity. I have become a mother. Never before have I so completely prioritized the well being of another over my own self. Never before have I felt so deeply for another. Never before have I experienced such overwhelming emotions: love, worry, insecurity, adoration. Never before have I slept so little for so long.

This shift is significant and beautiful. Miraculous, really. What an awesome privilege, and responsibility, to shuttle another being into this world.

Let us again be in awe of this. Let us be grateful for this magnificent gift, for we, too, have changed.