While coming up on Mother’s Day this weekend it’s natural to
be thinking about your mom. I’m very
excited my mom and grandma are actually going to be here to visit this
weekend. It’s the first mother’s day in
a long time that I’ve been able to actually be with my mom.
However, that’s not what I’m thinking about today. I’ve been thinking about the new mom in my
family, my beautiful wife. She’s been a
mom for almost 9 months now. For someone
with so little experience, she sure is doing an awesome job. She takes care of our little girl
constantly. She’s always thinking ahead
to what her needs will be tomorrow, next week, or even months from now. She reads books and articles to try and stay
ahead of Emily’s upcoming changes so we’re not surprised by anything. She wakes up multiple times a night just to
peak at her on the monitor and make sure she’s still breathing. She’s always responsible for making sure she’s
eating healthy. She gets the privilege
of praying with her every night as she feeds her before putting her to
bed. She sings to her every night before
putting her to bed. She takes her to the
babysitter every morning before going to work and picks her up immediately afterwards. She takes the time to play with her, love on
her, cuddle with her, read to her, and educate her. She never lets Emily leave the house without
a bow on her head and perfectly matching clothes. She’ll give up sleep for her baby. She’ll get puked on, pooped on, peed on, sneezed
on, and spit up on for her baby. She
willingly sacrifices any free time she has for the benefit of her family. She’s been a mom for nine months and already
deserves the mom of the century award.
Our little Emily is too young to understand how incredibly
blessed she is to have the mom that she does.
She doesn’t yet comprehend how much her mom loves her and cares for
her. Emily doesn’t even have the words
yet to express any feelings she has for her mom. But, I know for sure if she could understand
those things right now she’d have nothing but love and admiration for her
mom. I know if she could verbalize those
feelings she’d have so many loving things to say to her mom. Since she can’t say those things, I’ll have
to say them for her.
Thank you for loving our little girl so selflessly. Thank you for teaching me how to be a
parent. Thank you for all you do for our
family every single day. Thank you for
showing Jesus to our little girl. Emily
is so blessed to have you as a mom. You
will be such a great role model to her for how to raise her own children. I love you so much and it’s obvious that
Emily does as well. I know I’m a few
days early, but Happy Mother’s Day.
New mommy
Bath time with mommy
Snuggle time with mommy
Santa pictures with mommy
Mommy taking care of a sick Emily
I love my mommy!
SO SWEET! And he is right on every word! You are an amazing mom Jennifer. I love you so much!
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