Today, my friend Mari is sharing how she feels about motherhood. I've known Mari since my very first fall semester in college. I'll never forget a conversation we had we went out to dinner one night about our dreams of finding real success and totally believing that each other would find it. She's the creator of Autumn Dame, a darling etsy shop with handmade goodness. This girl has amazing, effortless taste (always has)! Read on to see her darling newborn William.
What Motherhood Means to me...
My name is Mari Spiker.
I am 27 yrs old.
I am married to a handsome, hardworking, and loving man.
We have been married for 6.5yrs & live in the beautiful Newport Beach, CA.
I enjoy spending time with our two families above all else.
I have a deep love for the autumn season.
I am spoiled with the most beautiful and wonderful friends in the world.
I love to indulge in terrible fashion television, Haagen Daaz milk shakes, and shopping.
20 days ago I became a mother.
Instantly
my life has been transformed into a richer, fuller, and happier
existence. How I viewed myself changed. How I viewed the world changed.
Everything changed.
This child
had lived in my dreams my entire life. The idea of becoming a mother
seemed surreal. I have the greatest example of motherhood in my own
mother. She has made being a mother seem like such an honor. Being her
child I always felt loved, supported, and encouraged. Life with her was
full of magic and she had a way of making the hardest times seem
wonderful.
As
a girl you "know" you will be a mother, but you can't imagine it...it
seems so far off in the future. As a young married woman at 21, my focus
was to support my spouse through law school and then
we could
start our family. As with almost everything else in life, nothing goes
to plan. Our story of infertility is not uncommon. Sadly, many face
this trial. We struggled for over 3yrs and it felt hopeless. During this
time, I felt as if my heart had broken. That "off in the future"
feeling I had as a girl had turned into a desperate, suffocating reality
that I may never experience the thing I desired most. So, as you can
imagine the emotional roller coaster coming to an end the day we found
out we were finally expecting. Those 9months were full of ups &
downs, but man how they flew. My excitement and anticipation only grew.
On April 1, 2013 my dreams came true and I met the other love of my life.
Our son, William.
The
moment I held him in my arms I felt as if my heart might burst. I had
been so excited & thought about holding him for so long--but I had
no idea how this boy would make me feel the moment I met him. My sweet
angel. My little miracle. I thank the Lord every single day for this
blessing.
My
experience with motherhood, tho very brief, has meant more than just
joy. More than just sacrifice, sleep deprivation, or an entire life
transformation. Motherhood means everything to me. This child has made
my heart whole again.
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