How appropriate that my first blog post on This Mommy Gig is also my first blog post on my very first Mother’s Day as a new mommy. I am filled with so many thoughts and emotions on my first Mother’s Day and I want to share a few of those here.

I always knew that I wanted children, but I knew that I didn’t want to start a family until after I finished college. Hmmm… while I could argue that I actually finally finished college just last year (completed second master’s degree), that wouldn’t really be very honest. So I will admit that it’s taken me a little longer to become a mother than I originally intended, but better late than never, right? So here I am with two beautiful twins — a little boy and a little girl — who bring me so much joy and happiness. Becoming a mom has been so much more rewarding than I ever imagined. Watching these two little people develop day-to-day is so very entertaining and fascinating. For example, just within the past few days they both have become so much more aware, interactive, and vocal. It’s so much fun to talk to them and have them try to mimic the sounds of the words.

One of the recurring thoughts going through my mind right now is a new awareness of just how strong my own mother is. I am so fortunate that I have a loving and supportive partner who is as fully involved with the care of our children as I am, but my mother was on her own at the age of 25 with a 4 year old and a newborn. She also worked full-time. I am coming to the realization that my mom really must be a real “Super Woman”, because how else could she have raised my brother and me so very well while holding a full-time career in hospital administration? What did she give up to provide so much for us? Oh, I almost forgot to mention that she also spent a good number of years taking night classes in an effort to complete her bachelor’s degree. Where did she get the energy? Granted, she was raising us through her twenties and thirties while I am just starting down the motherhood path in my mid/late thirties, but I am in very good health and pretty good shape for someone my age. My biggest fear is being in a job that demands so much of me that I have nothing left to give to my children, and my goal is to completely avoid being in such position even if it means that I have to turn down offers for advancement. While I love my work in education, my priority is to be a wonderful mother to my children. So it does amaze me when I think back on my own childhood and I recall so many wonderful moments spent with my mother. Despite a full-time career and taking classes part-time to complete a degree, she still found time to be with her children. We played together, we read together, we did projects together, we traveled together, we learned together, and we enjoyed life, love, and family together. I am so grateful to my mother for this and I hope to give the same to my own children.

How did I spend my very first Mother’s Day? We had BIG plans… We all stayed home and just enjoyed each other throughout the day. We took a fun little walk around the neighborhood in the afternoon, but other than that our big goal for the day was to just spend quality time with each other and our beautiful babies who are just beginning to become very vocal and full of smiles.  It was the best day I’ve had in a while!

So to all of the other mothers out there who may be reading this — including my own mom — I wish you all a fun and relaxing Mother’s Day filled with much love and joy!

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