OF MOTHERHOOD.

Dear mother-to-be,

I wanted to let you know how very, very special I think you are. I don't think there can be any job that is more meaningful than the one you are about to begin, that of being a mom. You are the most important person in the world to your precious unborn baby, and you will be for many years.

People will paint you a picture of motherhood in rainbows, and you will forget that rain comes first. The brightness of that rainbow will always outshine the gray, but it's okay to talk about gray, you should.

You will rise in the dead of the night, time after time. It will hurt, your bones will ache. You'll swear across pillowcases as to whose turn it is to get up. When this happens, you'll think of your mother. You'll have a newfound respect for every mother or father climbing the same mountain. You'll fall but will keep climbing.

You will question your identity, you'll miss her. But maybe no one told you the pieces of the puzzle go back together from the inside out. You'll wonder if you're doing everything right, you'll panic, second guess, google search, you'll wonder if you have enough for your baby.

Your baby will have you, you will be enough.

You will cry, your baby will cry. Some evenings as a hush finally falls over your mess-ridden house, the sound will be ringing in your ears. But you will also laugh 'till you cry.

There's so much to look forward to.

You'll be busy yet also feel as if you're achieving nothing. You will be achieving everything at that precious moment. Those washing piles? You'll be folding those tiny clothes away into storage soon, sooner than you realize. I'm not saying to enjoy every moment, you won't, but these moments do pass.

Don't wish for it too much.

Some days will be a lucky dip with the mood in the house. Don't try and do everything the same as the day before so they have that long lunch nap.

You will have good days and bad days. That's normal.

You will have days where you'll feel depleted from all the giving. Try to fill your cup and not just everyone else's. That won't make you selfish, it will make you a better mother. You might think some days you can't do this. That it seems impossible.

But you can

You are

With each season comes change

It won't be easy

But it will be so, so worth it

You are INCREDIBLE,

Enjoy and embrace every coming moment ahead.

Be easy and kind to yourself.

And most of all, you are AMAZING

Best wishes.