Motherhood Is

Motherhood is:

• Crying while trying to soothe your baby, because he won't soothe
• Sleepless nights trying to figure out baby gas
• Laughing with your husband at the never-ending poop explosion at 4am
• Getting down to eye-level with your baby on the floor, so he can bond with you, even though it hurts a lot
• Rocking your baby to sleep in arms that are so tired
• Watching your baby jive to music on his play mat
• Feeling your heart break as your baby has tears on his face, and not knowing why
• Endless loads of laundry due to spit up
• Marveling over his baby hands and incredibly long feet
• Memorizing every last detail of his face, and then doing it again a few days later because he's changed
• Wanting the very best for him but not knowing what that means yet
• Freaking out over how much time has already passed and how far he's progressed 
• Having your heart swell out effortlessly to include him even though you didn't think there was room
• Wondering what things will be like when he's older and how life will change
• Being excited for the future but trying to hang onto every precious moment in the present
• Looking into his blue eyes and knowing you would do it all over again, even if it went the exact same way it did the first time