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Moments that warm a mother’s heart

Parenting

Someone wise said, “the moment the child is born, the mother is also born. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new.” They were right. Motherhood is a new thing every time, but in the course of this journey every mother experiences simple moments that stick with her forever.

Here are some of the moments that warm a mother’s heart.

Hey, I’m in here!!!

Is it just me or do all women experience anxiety carrying a baby they can’t see, touch or feel? Maybe I’m the equivalent of Dettol’s Paranoid Mom. I mean, all you have to content with in the first months, is either an ultrasound where your baby looks like a dark blot or BabyCenter weekly updates explaining what is happening inside you. The first time your baby kicks, a new faith is kindled. Your baby can finally communicate - ‘I’m here, I’m playing, can you feel me?’

The sleeping beauty

Babies are hands down the most beautiful sight when they sleep. The way they splay out without a care in the world, chests heaving and their dreamy smiles.  Many are the times you will find a mother staring at her sleeping baby, in awe.

Come baby, come…

Within the first twelve months of life, milestones happen in quick succession. In most cases, the culmination of the 1st year’s journey is walking. You can hardly believe that your previously helpless bundle of joy is now walking or waddling away on their own.

Ma….ma

We all want ours to be the first name they call out. And it should be, given all the time we spend with them, and the sacrifices we have make for their sake. First or not, the first time your baby calls you is magical. You just want to hear them say it over and over, in that cute and adorable baby babble.

ABCD

School is usually their first time away from you and the home environment. Many mothers will admit this is a difficult transition. I mean, you practically send your toddler off to strangers; and they begin having moments you are not part of. It’s like they leave the nest and become of the world. Still, this fills you with pride because their independence at this stage is your reward for a job well done.

I love you mommy

These three little words, from your child, are music to the ears; in their most honest version. Every time they say this, it is with pure, unadulterated love and truth. They love you and you mean the world to them.

Sorry Mama, don’t cry…

Empathy is the indiscriminate gift of humanness. Have you ever hurt yourself or been sick in your child’s presence? Kids will cry, honest tears. They will hug you tight with their small frame, and tell you all will be ok. They have learnt to care from the best - you.

They say, life can only be understood backwards but it must be lived forwards. Savor these moments, and couple them with indiscriminate wet kisses, because before you know it, a new milestone lays in wait of conquest. 

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