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A letter to my sweet
sweet sweet friend on Mother’s Day.
You deserve the BEST most amazing Mother’s Day. I
mean honestly, who else would let me title a post their AIM instant messenger
name without disowning me?
And there are a multitude of sappy reasons why I
think you, more so than pretttttyyy much any other mommy I know, deserves this
day of celebrations.
The truth is though, that I honestly do not think
that I would have been brave enough to be a Mommy without you. Motherhood was a journey you always knew you
would take… But it scared me too
much.
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Colleen took on motherhood like a rock star. Things that would have overwhelmed me and
terrified others never showed their face in our conversations. Colleen taught me
that the scary stuff is what prepares us for motherhood. The tough parts of preparing for a baby are
life’s way of showing us what’s to come; showing us that we are ready, we are
able, and those little fingers and little toes will make it all worth it.
Once Lucy arrived, I felt like my heart would just
literally fall out of my body. I feel a
seriously strong connection to Lucy.
(awkward reference to Twilight
here, but I would liken it to
“imprinting”, haha) It’s actually VERY
hard to put into words. I didn’t carry
her, I didn’t birth her… but a part of my heart was stolen from me the moment
she was born.
Through motherhood Colleen taught me that babies are
cute and not scary. They CAN be calmed,
they show love in ways you cannot imagine, that breastfeeding isn’t the worst
(ok, no, it totally is… unless you want to talk about pumping.. pumping is the
actual worst). She taught me that
getting pooped on can be cool! Lucy was
the first baby to poop on me, and I’m obsessed with that. She taught me that Mom’s can be fun, and
fearless. But most of all… She taught me
that it’s all worth it. And thankfully so.
Colleen puts Lucy and John before anything else in
her life. She shows true selflessness
and sacrifice. And she does this, mind you,
without the help of a 58 minute Winnie the Pooh Netflix movie (I, sadly, can’t
make the same claim).
So, Colleen, today you HAVE to listen to me – from one mommy
to another -- Kick back and “Netflix and
Chill” Mommy style -- (alone, with wine, under the covers!)
LYLAS,
Amy Lynn
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