Dear Max #4 : Mother's Day

Dear Max,

It was Mother's Day yesterday. My very first one. It takes on a whole new meaning this year since I am now your Mom. People always say you never know love like this until you experience it with a child of your own. I couldn't really imagine that until you popped into our world on March 15, 2014. It's a love like I've never felt. I feel protective over you, I want you to be happy and safe and feel secure in the world. I want you to grow up knowing you are loved and loving yourself. I want you to have your dad's patience and intelligence. I want you to have a sense of humor and a heart of generosity and kindness and compassion for others.

Your presence in the world has made me love your Daddy even more then I thought I could. You have made our family complete and brought even more understanding of what it means to look out for one another and make our family a number one priority. You have changed our view on life and the future. 

You have also made me appreciate my Mom even more than before. You have brought on a whole new appreciation of how we were raised and cared for, the lessons we were taught and the great responsibility she had as a mother. You've helped me empathize with her hard times and have me in awe of how she could do it all. I'm happy to have such strong woman role models in my life (family and friends); so many of who are good moms and/or good people.

It's amazing what an impact an 8 pound, 2 month old little person can have on my heart. You have taught me so many life lessons already in your short time on earth. I can't wait to see you grow up (but not too fast)! 

Mom loves you. xoxo