Reflections of Motherhood

I ran across this video on a friend of mine's blog and it touched me so much that I wanted to share it here as well. Becoming a mom for the first time is an experience that nobody - and I mean nobody - can completely prepare you for. Though you can prepare for the concept of motherhood, it's impossible to know what becoming a mom truly entails until it happens.

Personally, there are many sayings in this video that I can relate to but the one that tugs at my heart strings the most is, "It's okay to want a break." I am not going to sugarcoat how I felt in the beginning of Mallory's life, it was tough. For the first two months I didn't like motherhood so much. Dealing with a colicky baby was not how I envisioned things to go and there were many days where I would have rather been anywhere other than stuck at home with a crying baby. I craved breaks from her, even if they were only for 10-15 minutes. But when I would get those breaks I would feel so guilty for wanting them, like as if though wanting a break meant I wasn't a good mother. It took me a little while to finally be okay with wanting breaks and watching this video made me feel so even more. Wanting breaks doesn't mean I don't love my little girl. If anything, those breaks allow me to miss her and want to be with her even more.

I encourage you to share this Reflections of Motherhood video with other moms you know. It is guaranteed to touch all hearts in the way that they need to be touched.