Being A Mom

   37 hours. That's how long I was in labor. I was induced on a Wednesday and Jeremy was born on Friday. I was already 3 weeks late and he still was not ready to be born. After all that labor I ended up having a c-section-- but by that point I was just ready to have a healthy baby! Fortunately he was a healthy, beautiful little boy.

   Being a Mom is one of the most wonderful gifts God can give. I'm so thankful for Jeremy every day. Sure, he makes me batty sometimes. And let's face it - boys can be just plain gross. But it's so cool to watch him becoming a young man, with little bits of my personality and his Dad's personality all rolled into one. (And some traits that we wonder, "Where on earth did that come from?"). With all that I try to teach him, I realize there are many lessons he has taught me.

   I can't believe I have already had 13 Mother's Days as a Mom. Jeremy made a drawing for me yesterday and on the back he wrote a note about how he and his Dad would be lost without me. I'm always reminding them of that, so it is nice to actually hear him admit it!