5 Reasons Why I Love Being a Mom

I have been a mom for more than half of my life (yikes!!). It’s the hardest yet most rewardng position I have ever held…EVER!  I sit back in pure amazment to know I’m responsible for 4 lives – bringing them into this world, raising them up to be good, loving, responisble people, teaching, correcting and guiding them.  I stand in awe every time I think about it. Below are five reasons why being a mom is worth every bit of blood, sweet and tears.

1. Giving birth

After having my first child, I said I would never go through pain like that ever again, then 5 years later I did it again, and again, and again.  There is something about the experience – it’s the weirdest, most painful yet most awesome feeling I have ever had. Seeing my baby for the first time and putting a face with all the kicks, late nigh hiccups that kept me awake and source of my streatch marks cannot be compared to anything.

2.Watching my children grow

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “don’t blink or you’ll miss it”…well that definately can be the saying for watching my children grow up. Did you know that a child grows more in the first 12 months than at any other time in their life? I have witnessed this beautiful process 4 times and I’m  never tired of seeing it.  All the firsts, from the first steps, first words, first day at school, and even the first attitude (yes, even those). It all happens so fast.

3. Being able to speak into their lives

When we took my first son to college, at the parent orientation they wanted to know what kind of parent we though we were.  I discovered that I was an attachment parent with tendecies of helicopter parent.  To break that down for you, I have a close bond with my children, I believe that having this close bond produces trust and well-rounded children.  With that being said, I found out that having that close bond with my children, I have a harder time letting them make decisions on their own.  I may be a tid-bit guilty of that but I’m working on it : ).

4. Witnessing their uniqueness

Each of my children are unique and special in their own way.  I try daily to design my parenting to suit the needs of each one of my children since non of them are alike in any way.  The fun part is looking at the differences and seeing different parts of myself in each one of them (how cool is that!).

5. Having unconditional love

I never knew I could love anyone the way I love my children.  The bond that is formed even while I was pregnant is unimaginable.  I remember when my daughter gave birth to our granddaughter, she told me that she never understood that type of love until that very moment.  Being able to show them love in many different ways is what I live for.