Emily is the amazing and proud mother of 3 adorable babies.  Her son Hudson is about a year and a half, and she recently gave birth to another son and daughter, Truman and Sawyer, who are about 6 months.  Yeah, you read that right, she has had 3 kids within 13 months.  Dude, I told you she was amazing.

Emily writes all about her life and loves (including her super cute husband, Scott, who she has been with for over a dozen years) at This is The First Day of My Life.  If you do anything today, go visit her blog and read through it.  She is funny, smart, down-to-earth, honest, and just all around awesome.  I plan on channeling her awesomeness frequently as I adjust to this motherhood thing because I can only hope to do it half as well as her.

Several weeks ago, I asked Emily to write me a little somethin’ somethin’ for mah blog and what she sent me was a beautiful, honest, and one might even say wise letter.  Okay, I’d say wise.

As I quickly become a new mother, I soak in her every word.  And to all my readers — sonn-to-be parents especially — I recommend you do the same.  Enjoy!

I’m not what you’d call a seasoned mom. I’m no vet here. I am still pretty new at it. I imagine it’s much like being a new fresh-out-of-college teacher. You’re totally stoked to jump right in- but then you get there and realize HOLY SHIT I AM THE ONLY ADULT IN A ROOM FULL OF CHILDREN. That’s pretty much what my whirlwind trip into motherhood has been like. Just when I was gaining my footing- two more clowns showed up! 

Ok, seriously. It’s not really like that. I promise. I won’t scare you because you still don’t have a kid yet, and truth be told- One is totally doable. I’m sure every mom gets overwhelmed once in a while, but it really isn’t that bad. I mean as long as you realize you’ve signed up for complete sleep depravation, sore boobs & body, poop pretty much everywhere & lots & lots of laundry. If you wrap your head around that ahead of time, you are golden. The rest comes pretty easy, I swear.
Because guess what?! Once that little one makes an exit there are some really great things happening in your life. The first & foremost is YES! No longer pregnant! You can go longer than 15 minutes without peeing. You could theoretically sleep through the night without some ache waking you up- but of course the irony of it all is that isn’t possible at first. The best part though, is becoming a mom. Arguably, the first time is the most life changing. And gosh! It is the best change EVER! 

I’ve said this before when posting on other blogs- but I ENVY you. I ENVY the moment you are about to experience. When that little one comes into the world- everything stops. Everything else goes quiet. All you see is that little face you’ve created and waited so long to meet & it BLOWS. YOUR. MIND. There is nothing NOTHING in this world that rivals the moment you meet your child. Since first giving birth to my son Hudson, I cannot hear of a baby being born without getting so incredibly excited. And to be honest- I usually cry. Yup. I cry when my friends or family have babies. I cry when women who write blogs I read have babies. I want to cry when I see a baby, mostly. I love knowing that other women are experiencing the greatest moments of their life. That they get stopped and get to share their new mama pride with everyone they see. (That last part gets annoying after a while but is so fun at first!) 

And while that is probably the defining moment for every new mom- there is plenty of fun in store once you get the little rascal home. Every single day of your child’s young life they will blow your mind. When you think that they’ve mastered something so cute you’ll explode- the very next day they do something even cuter and when you are sure that they must be a genius- the very next day they do something even more exceptional. Hudson is making crazy strides in learning new words & within the last few days he started climbing up onto a dining room chair and sitting there when he is hungry. Truman is one the verge of laughing and is amazing because not only is his smile infectious- he is SUCH a people person. Way more than Hudson ever was. When you talk to him he answers in coos every. single. time. Sawyer rolls from back to stomach even though Truman can’t. She has the most gorgeous smile and seems to notice everything. 

That has to be the most amazing part of being a mom. Knowing that everything that child discovers and knows comes from you. They give hugs because you showed them how to love. They dance to music without ever being told that’s what they need to do, but they’ve watched you do it. They can pick out their mother in a room from a few hours old and always look for YOU when they are sad, mad, uncomfortable. You are the only person in the entire world to that child. Even now, my husband & the kids are best of friends. They LOVE Daddy. But, if Hudson bumps his head- the only fix is his Mommy. It feels WONDERFUL. They are you & your husband in one person. I mean, I know you know that- but I get stoked every time I think of it. Scott & I MADE PEOPLE. They are miraculous on so many levels. But the most miraculous part of all is how much you will love your child. And how you will be unable to remember a moment in your life that wasn’t lived to make them happy.

Congrats on your impending birth, Mama. I know you’ll do amazing.