It's official the countdown to the baby's arrival is on. It could be three more weeks or it could be tonight, who knows but our little munchkin. I stopped traveling about three weeks ago, and am happy to say that we are ready to go. I had a long list of things to get done before the arrival of the baby and for the most part with the exception of printing some pictures, and tidying up the office we are in great shape. I find myself more relaxed then I have ever been, despite the aches and pains that are starting to catch up with me. It is this odd peacefulness that is settling over me that I have never felt before. I have spent a lot of this pregnancy having anxiety about work, and my career and that mental transition. I am proud to say despite a few stressful calls here and there, that I have begun to relax, and live in this moment. I have spent the past two days working on a memory book of this pregnancy to someday give to our baby as a special gift. I truly believe that one of the greatest things about modern technology is all the resources we have at our finger tips to capture and document life's experiences at the touch of a button. It is amazing! I was giving my mom a hard time at the Boston shower because I could only find a few baby pictures of me, and it made me appreciate how far things have come to not have to worry in the future about digging through old albums.
As this pregnancy has progressed I have found myself looking at the world around me differently. I find myself thinking about things more, and worrying about things more as well. Some have told me it is the mental transition to motherhood. I find myself appreciating the conversations I have with my mom in a different way. I find myself looking at John about to burst into tears at any second because I never knew it was humanly possible to love a person so much. I have also been reflecting on the things that I have learned as I have grown as a person, and reflecting on the things that are important to me as a mom to make sure we instill in our baby. While John and I are in agreement in the way we want to raise our children, and are excited to embark upon that journey together these are a few that as a mother I want to make sure they resonate in our children's ears as they grow up.
Inner Beauty Is What Matters Most: This is somthing I heard from my mom throughout my entire life, and has always stuck with me because it is so true. Outer beauty is nothing, if you are not a beautiful person inside. Inner beauty is kindness, caring, compassion, respect, honesty, love, humility, passion, genuity and many more. Treating others the way you want to be treated, and being the best person you can be to make this world a better place.
Simple Pleasures Are What Matter, Not Material Things: While it is nice to have nice things at the end of the day the things that matter and provide true happiness are lifes simple pleasures. I want our children to grow up appreciating the simple things in life such as playing a game as a family, building sandcastles on the beach, relaxing on the back deck enjoying a nice meal, being together with family, dancing in the kitchen, hot showers, singing in the car...the things that don't cost money but are the memories you always hold onto in your heart.
If You Work Hard and Are A Good Person Then Good Things Will Come To You: Life is hard, there are ups and downs, good times, and bad times but I have always believed that if you stay positive work hard, are a good person, then good things will come to you. The thing that drives me crazy today is when children feel entitled, and then they become entitled adults. If you remember back to my blog post on when we decided we were ready to have a baby, it was because we wanted to bring a child into this world to make it a better place. In order to do that we need to take the times as parents to teach our children the value of hard work, giving back to others, and doing things to make the world a better place not just giving them everything they may ask for.
Dream A Big Dream And Go After It With Vigor: We have one life to do everything that we want to do, and I want our children to know they can do anything they want to do if they put their mind to it, pursue their passion, and go for it.
Be The Best Person You Can Be: Give more then you receive, smile a million times a day, embrace every moment with enthusiasm and appreciation, love with all of your heart and know that you are loved a million times over little Baby.
While these are just a few wishes for our baby, there are so many other things that John and I want to teach our baby. It is a magical, scary, exciting time but we are ready to take on this challenge and make this little baby in my belly grow into an amazing person.
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