Live Through It...

 

What is it about baby showers that pregnant women of all ages are forced into this torture of a hat and forced on display for about an hour as we open gifts and most importantly smile for the many cameras... I mean if one more person asks to take my picture I'm going to snatch this bowl, hat, ribbons and whatever else was used to create this "hot mess" and run out of here!! Really, just kidding kinda sort of... But going through this ceremony is kinds like a rite of passage for some into motherhood. Its like an initiation into a sorority of eternal love and we have to prove fit for the job by totally humiliating ourselves before hand. This was a beautiful day and despite the hat fiasco and drama with family (you know family drama always makes it way somewhere in the mix) I was overwhelmed by the outpouring of love and support. You see my journey to motherhood wasn't the traditional route although it was a planned event. I wasn't married for a full year first so that I could enjoy my husband before we brought children into our new family. No I wasn't married at all...As the words of Deborah Cox says "How did we get here" lol. As I look around and see my beautiful and thriving little boy, I am extremely thankful and blessed to have made it through my journey and initiation to be able to stand strong and live through whatever it takes to become the mother that God created me to be.. Live through it!!