1. You finally know where the sun comes from, and it isn't from the east. Instead, it's from that little person who lights up your day every morning. And this is what makes you finally become a "morning person" because who wouldn't light up when they see your baby smiling and cooing back at you. See this post
2. You understand the depth and breadth of love that your parents have for you as their child, and you love and respect them more for it.
3. Your love for your spouse grows in ways you didn't even know were possible, as you watch him care for and love your child just as you do. And it melts your heart to watch you child as she plays with your husband, follows him out of a room with her eyes, and lights up when he kisses her.
4. You reflect back on everything you had or did as a child, and you wonder what memories and traditions your child will reflect on when she is your age.
5. Your heart aches at every sad song, story, or movie because you now look at it from your "mom" point-of-view and everyone is someone's child.
6. You develop a new level of faith and reverence for God, thinking about how He gave the world His only son, knowing good and well what would happen to Him in the process.
7. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself. And when you do catch a glimpse of yourself, the dark circles under your eyes or the extra 15 pounds all seem worth it with that baby on your hip.
8. You think of someone else before yourself. And this happens 50 billion times a day.
9. You find yourself wanting the make the world a better place. And I have a renewed love of my job and students when together, we all make the world a better place.
10. You enjoy life even more, you count your blessings, and you live each day for your child and yourself.
Love you, Jillian Annalise. You changed everything for us for the better (yes, even my body) ;)
I love 6, 7 and 10...and she is my favorite, beautiful, little Latina ;)
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