It’s been a year since I became a mom: A year of firsts for
both my little big guy and me.
They say that the first-born is special because you grow up
with them. Nothing changes a person more in the world than being a parent.
I remember my sister saying that Children were created to
make humans less selfish. I couldn’t agree more. Nothing has whipped me more
into proper perspective than being a mother for the first time.
What did I learn from the past year? The little details such
as how to handle a sick, sniffy baby, weaning from breast milk, changing
diapers in a cramped public bathroom seem so small compared to the actual
lesson of parenthood: being selfless. That is doing everything you can and more
for that tiny, human being and knowing someday he will leave you.
Honestly, I couldn’t fathom that before but now, it is just
like the most natural thing in the world.
There is nothing in the world that I want more than to give
my son and my future children the best that I can give.
And yet there is nothing more in the world that I wish for
than for them to someday fly away, leave me and become decent, useful,
independent and happy human beings.
But for the meantime, let me just enjoy toddlerhood. =)
Happy birthday, my baby.
