This week or next I’ll become a mom to this sweet baby that’s been growing inside me for nearly 9 months. I have a swirl of emotions running through me just thinking about it, with love and gratitude trumping most. But there’s also emotions of fear and worry, fear that I’ll have moments where I don’t feel adequate to be a mother and worry that I won’t always know the right thing to do. But like I said, love and gratitude trump these feelings, and I know my love for our baby will be immeasurable and it’ll take me through the tough and uncertain times. My own mom has told me for years that I won’t fully understand just how much she loves me until I have children of my own. I used to roll my eyes at that comment because I couldn’t imagine her love being greater than what I already felt, but now I’m starting to realize she’s right, and gosh I can’t wait to unlock that kind of love. Becoming a mom won’t come without its challenges, but I’ve heard how rewarding it is, and that’s another part of it I look forward to experiencing. I can’t wait to see how being a mom changes me, and not in a way that I lose parts of myself that I love, but in a way that adds to who I already am and makes me better. Motherhood, I’m ready to experience you and see what you’re all about. And most of all, I’m ready to meet my baby and find out who they are, fall in love with them, and let my world be forever changed 🤍 📷 @socreative_photo @thelightloftaz