by AMY, The Idea Room – Inspiring Mothers, Women and Families

Million Moms Challenge Blogger

There are a few moments in my life that I can look back on and remember with clarity the exact thoughts and feelings I had as if it were yesterday…the births of each of my children are among them.

The instant my firstborn son was placed onto my chest immediately after giving birth I remember distinctly thinking…”Wow…he is a real baby!”  HaHa!  For reals…like I had been thinking that maybe he might not be.  Then I remember having an immediate feeling of love wash over me. Accompanied shortly thereafter by a huge rush of emotions.  Fear, apprehension, excitement, amazement, disbelief and gratitude were all felt in a strange rush of emotion.

I remember looking over at my husband and watching his face as he too was experiencing many of the same emotions.  I noticed that for him, in his own way, that it was all finally so real.  I had been carrying this child within me for 9 months and had become well acquainted with his movements and wake cycles and while my husband was only participating from the outside.  He only knew what I could explain and share to him or feel from the outside of my belly.

I knew then and there that my life would never be the same.

Childbirth is such an incredible moment, and I’d love to know what went through your mind when you held your baby for the first time? By replying, you will be entered to win an exclusive Million Moms Challenge Gift Pack, which includes an iPad2, a custom-made Million Moms Challenge pendant and a $50 donation in your name to Global Giving.

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