Mother’s Day-memories of becoming a mother come flooding back to me as this day approaches 
every year. It makes me think about my own mother and growing up with her as my role model. She taught me how to be a fantastic mother from her example. Mother’s Day brings me back to another whole world…when things were simple and new with my own babies. Oh at the time, I did not think life was so simple however. Having my first child was both the most thrilling and the most terrifying event of my life. It changed me in ways that are challenging to speak of. Being a mother became my new identity. I embraced motherhood with all the passion and love I had in my body!
Mother’s Day-memories of becoming a mother…
Megan Rose:
The contractions started coming a little after dinner. Between the butterflies in my stomach and the actual movement that was going on inside my body, I was a bundle of nerves. Was this really happening? After all these months, I was going to meet my new baby. I was a young woman in my early twenties, and also a labor and delivery nurse. Therefore, I knew what happened when you went to the hospital too early. So I got comfortable on the couch with my pillows and stayed home. My husband and I watched a movie. Well, he watched it, I tried to watch it. Every 5-10 minutes pains kept shooting from my back to my lower abdomen. They came in and out like waves, building up and then receding. Some actually took my breath away.
After about 7 hours of this, around 4 am, I tapped my husband on the arm and said I think we should go now. We sped through the night to the hospital where, luckily several of my friendly co-workers awaited me. I was treated like a queen, whisked into a room, hooked up to monitors to check on how my baby was doing. I was far enough along that there was no time for an epidural. After a few hours, Megan Rose was born. I was so happy and so relieved…
I was a mother!
Mother’s Day- how I learned to drink red wine…
True story: After Megan was born, I had to stay in the hospital for several days longer than normal. I had lost a significant amount of blood after the delivery. My OBGYN came in to see me on the second day with a brown bag full of something. I inquired what it was. He and I worked together, so we were able to joke around a bit with each other. First he closed the door to my
room, smiled and said “oh, you’ll see”. He opened it and pulled out a bottle of fine wine [brought from his personal wine cellar- I found out later], a cork screw, and two stemmed glasses. Then he asked me if I liked red wine. I was only 23 years old and had limited experience with wine at that point in my life. He OPENED the bottle and poured me a little. We toasted and he explained the benefits of red wine and how it builds red blood cells in your body. I tasted it. It was divine. He made me promise to drink a glass a night. And that is how I came to appreciate good red wine. Go here to join a really awesome wine club.
Mother’s Day-memories of my mother…
My Mother:
Complications happened after Megan was born. Suffice it to say it was quite scary. The first thing I remember when I woke up from surgery was someone putting a phone to my ear. I heard MY mother’s voice. She was asking me how HER baby was. I started to cry. It was that moment when I realized the tremendous love that a mother has for her child. Everyone wanted to know if Megan was alright, which is wonderful. My mother wanted to know how I was. I was still her baby after all those years.
Memories like these help me to remember what a loving, caring and wonderful woman my own mother was. At the age of 64, she left this earth way too early for my liking. Luckily, I have many fantastic memories of my mother. Mother’s Day can be a hard day for me because I miss her so much. She was my best friend and I looked up to her in every way. So now, I choose to celebrate her life and everything she taught me rather than be sad. My mother was thoughtful, kind, full of energy, funny and filled with peace. And she had the most contagious laugh and beautiful smile! She taught me how to love unconditionally, and how to appreciate a good red wine. Most importantly, she gave me the gift of faith. I went on to have 3 more children. I like to think that I’ve passed these things on to my own kids. For all those things, and so much more…I am so very grateful to have the mother I did. Happy Mother’s Day Mom.
You are in my heart forever!
Mother’s Day-remembering our loved ones
Pink Roses have a special place in my heart for several reasons. The most obvious one is my name. More importantly is the connection I have with my mother. Before my mother passed away, almost 18 years ago, I asked her for a sign. We decided on a pink rose. Since then every time I see one I think of her and smile. AND, I am lucky to know that she sends me her love and signs from heaven, in the form of pink roses. Missing loved ones can be sad and painful sometimes, and it is also nice to remember them with love.
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