from the moment you see that second blue line you know you can never be selfish again! you give your all to the tiny baby growing inside, no more liver, nuts, alcohol and many more! you stop the partying, you stop the messing around. you suddenly change to the wonderful mother you are! whether the baby is planned or not, nothing can ever prepare you for the long and winding road ahead! nothing can prepare you for the morning sickness and tiredness! be it your 1st, 2nd or 3rd baby, each one is different! as you feel your baby grow noone could ever have explained the overwhelming feelings you get when you feel your baby move, or the excitement you feel when you see your baby and hear their heart beating inside you! the longest part of this wonderful but difficult journey is the few weeks workking up to the day of arrival. sitting there patiently asking your baby to hurry up and arrive. running up and down the stairs to try and help them along. eating curries and pineapples and working your partner harder than usual hoping that something will work! but ywe all know that the tiny person inside will only show their beautiful faces when and only when they are ready!!
then the big day arrives... it begins with a show, but is it a show? you can not help but get excited! then suddenly your belly tightens, but what is it? no its just a false alarm! or maybe its not! is the day really here!!? the waiting begins again, the clock watching starts. ten minutes has passed... and yes, there goes your belly again! its really happening! your partner begins to run around in a panic but all you can do is sit there and enjoy the feeling of relief that your baby is finally coming!! the contractions begin to get more regular and stronger, whether it has taken a few hours for this to happen or days! we all feel the same! as the contractions get stronger and you arrive at the hospital, reality sets in! you have got to push this baby out!!!!! oh my god, i have really got to do it!! but there\\\\\\\'s nothing you can do now! this baby has got to come out! the midwife straps you up to the machine and your progress and baby\\\\\\\'s progress is being monitored!! then the words are said, \\\\\\\'you can begin pushing with the next contraction\\\\\\\'... the pain is so undiscribable, nothing in the world is like it! but also there is nothing you can do to stop this pain, except to push the baby out!!
10,20, 30 or 100 mins later the midwife is shouting.. \\\\\\\'it\\\\\\\'s a boy/girl\\\\\\\'.. and she places your angel on your chest!! wow... seeing your babys face for the first time is out of this world! the tears of joy begin, never in your life have you ever felt like this!! it is unexplainable, from the second your baby is laid in your arms, the sound of hearing their first cry... your life now has a meaning!!
i know children are hard work! they stress you out, they make you cry!! you give up evrything to become their mum!! they take and hardly ever give you much in return!! but just look into their eyes, remember the day they were born, the day your life changed forever!! sometimes we all forget just how wonderful being a mother really is!! they are you, your life and your reason for being the person you are!! watch their face light up when you walk into a room, feel the squeeze you get from their hugs and just listen to who they call first, through joy, pain or annoyance!! i can almost guarantee that name is \\\\\\\'MUM\\\\\\\'!!!