Showing posts with label motherhood. Show all posts
Showing posts with label motherhood. Show all posts

Fire! Fire!

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There was fire on our village yesterday! It was only 6 blocks/houses away from ours. Good thing, the firemen declared fire out and only two houses were burnt.

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Yesterday, I arrived in our village in chaos. I simply didn’t know what was happening. I was just irritated with my husband who advised me earlier that he is already going home. I even insisted for him to wait me. I learned that he purposely didn’t inform me that there was fire on-going because he knows I’m one panic queen.

My mom called him up and advised him to go home as it was only my mom, my daughter and my sickly aunt who was there. My two younger brothers were out for an outing. My mom told me that she just prayed that the Man above spared us from the fire as we don’t have anything else aside from our house.

She wasn’t in panic though she let my aunt carry my daughter while she turned off our main electric switch as well as our gas tank. She was only able to take out her bag where she put important documents and my daughter’s milk, water, few clothes and diapers.

When everything was already in normal condition – there were no one in panic mode – I told her why she didn’t thought of keeping my laptop and digicam safe. Her answer was pure and simple. She prefer to keep my daughter safe than try to muster all her strength to keep all material things safe. Aaww.. That is my MOM.

Thanks Mama for continuously loving us unconditionally. I love you so much!

We’re having a baby…

We finally knew the baby’s gender.

Read here.

A mother

holds their children's hands for a short while but their hearts forever...

Before I was a Mom

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Before I was a Mom...

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom...
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.
I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom...
I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom...
I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom...
I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom...
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom.