Well, today marks the last day of Mommy's maternity leave. I took an extended leave of ten weeks rather than the allotted six in order to spend more time with my Ms. Norah. In all honesty, there were times when I was chomping at the bit to get back to work. But, after all has been said and done, taking an extended brake to bond with Norah has been the best decision ever. I was able to get to know her; her smiles, her 'coos'. I have been able to watch her grow as a little person. She is starting to lift her head and move about. And Norah has been able to get to know her Mommy. Hell, I am beginning to get to know myself as a mommy, and as a person (a process that, I know, is never ending). My daughter has taught me more about myself in the last 10 weeks than I have learned in the last 30 years.
I am in awe looking back on the last 10 weeks. At 1:57 p.m. on 1/31/09, a little girl was born. There was joy. There was fear. There was uncertainty. At 3:45 p.m. on 4/13/09 there are still all of these feelings, but there is also a never ending love and unbreakable bond that has blossomed. Parenthood is many things to me now. And I'm sure it will be many more things to come. Most importantly, however, parenthood is LOVE.
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How are things going not being around during the day? Are you doing okay at work w/o the wee one?
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