The Mom in Me

Before I become a mommy, there are a lot of questions that need answering. What kind will I be? Sure, I want to be a good one, but there are so many options. So many questions. So many people I respect as mommies, who do it all totally different than I plan to. And then of course, there’s the whole problem with the word “plan.” Because from what I hear, a lot of those fly right out the window when you’re actually looking your little one in the eye and trying to figure it all out. What can I resolve to say and do and be that I can’t, won’t, go back on? What can I possibly know now? In many ways, I am already a mom. I’ve been a mom since I peed on the stick and that was the very first day, of every single one for the next nine-plus months, that I would worry about her. Was I eating the right things to help her grow? Were my health issues causing problems for her? Did that ice-cold glass of water I just drank upset or torment her spirit? Once she started moving, it all got more reassuring […]