my son was born in 2023 and everything changed.

i became a mom, and if you know you know.

it’s such a rebirth that no one can prepare you for. imo there is no story that can be told to you that will prepare you for your own personal transition into motherhood.

some people wait for it with open arms, but that was not me. i had always been of the mindset that i didn’t want kids, but i’m so glad God had different plans for me.

the first year of motherhood was a complete shedding of my old-self. i think the hardest part of the metamorphosis for me was fighting it. fighting it because they tell us that you can have it all and still be a mom. turns out deep down i didn’t want it all.

thanks to my husband and all Glory to God for bringing me to Orthodox church. i would not have made it out of that first year without God, The Theotokos and prayer.

i realized that my truest desire is to be a mom and that nothing real was lost in the brining of my son to me.

now i’m two kids deep with a third one on the way. yes, it’s hard and yes, it’s trying, but there’s so much love and joy.

🌻🌻🌻