Pregnancy, what a joyous time in a couple’s life.

Each time I got a positive pregnancy test, there was a few moments of extreme excitement followed by months of worrying if I could do it. Months of worrying if I would be a good enough mother for the child I was carrying in my belly. Months of worrying if the baby would be okay. Months of worrying if I’d be able to handle the birthing process. While I adored being pregnant, everything about it, it was months full of worry.

But all that worry was worth it when I got to see my babies for the very first time.

Looking at their little wet bodies, fresh out of the womb, my heart melted. And my life was forever changed.

After my first child was born, my only daughter, I remember being so overwhelmed with many emotions. I was ecstatic that after months of waiting, she was finally here. My sweet little baby girl who I loved dearly already just moments after birth, she was here and she was mine.

After my second child was born, my first son, I remember looking at his adorable little chubby body after months of worrying if I’d love him just as much as I loved his sister and I knew instantly those months of worry were pointless. I loved him just as much as his sister.

You would figure that by the third that I would have everything figured out. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.

With my third child, my second son, I was more scared and terrified than with the first two. Adding another child to the family meant that my husband and I would now be outnumbered.

We weren’t prepared in the least, but when I saw my sweet baby boy, my fears quickly went away and once again, my heart melted and the overwhelming love and joy I felt when I saw and held him for the very first time was indescribable.

Becoming a parent is one of the best things that has happened to me.

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