Motherhood At Its Best

Being a Mother Is The Greatest Joy of My Life

Image created by Dan Pelland used with permission

I remember it like it was yesterday. I found out the news that I was pregnant. When the doctor asked me what my plan was without hesitation I knew I wanted to keep my baby. It was not simple. I did not even know I was pregnant at first. I ended up in the hospital because of severe pain when I found out. Luckily for me, the pain was not coming from the pregnancy. The pain was coming from an ovarian cyst that got too big for my body to handle. It was uncertain at first what was happening. I was grateful to find out that my baby was in the right spot and everything was fine with the pregnancy.

I was sent to the hospital for surgery. I was able to recover well and on a beautiful March day, I gave birth to my son. Well, of course, it was not that easy. My water did break and I tried to give birth to my son, and the contractions were coming and going and it was not enough. After a whole night of waiting, walking, and in pain the doctors decided the next morning that I needed a C-section after two tries to make my contractions stronger did not work. The pain was so severe at that point that I thought I was going to die.

I wish I could say it was all roses and everything was perfect. It was not. I wish I could have held my son when he came into this world. I could not. I still feel fortunate that in the end, we both made it through without any residual problems. So many women do not.

I am grateful that I received the gift of being a mother of two beautiful children. Life has many ups and downs. My greatest joy is being a mother. My family, my children are my first in line no matter what. If I can, I will be there for them. If I can not they know that I am there with all my heart.

Being a mother brings a lot of worry into my life, and brings amazing memories, laughter, joy, and the brightest moments I can think about. The smile of my children. Their laughter. Playing together, beautiful walks, runs, conversations, and more. The memories keep coming until I leave this earth.

I am forever grateful to have received the greatest gift on earth: To be a mother.

To all the amazing mothers out there. I hear you. I see you. I am grateful for you.

To My mother: Thank you Mom for having me, without you, I would not be here.

Much love,

Gabriella