My very first Mother’s Day is finally here. Even though I still cleaned our house and did laundry on Mother’s day, it was still the best day of my life. It felt like it was my birthday or Christmas. Just the thought of being with my husband and our 1st child made me so happy.
So far, I have been a mom to Nathan for 5 months now. Five months isn’t long but it sure feels like it. How do I feel about being a mom? Well, many things. Not one single word can describe about how I feel as a mommy to Nathan. Being a mom is definitely a new chapter in my life.
During the first few months, my son was a daddy’s boy. Nowadays, my son comes to me more than before. When I play with our cat Smeagol, my son kinda puts out this jealous reaction and tries to hold onto my leg and pull me away from our cat. Also, if I am sitting down or feeding him, he holds his arms out and gives me a big hug.
Of course being a mom can be frustrating at times. My son is hitting the terrible 2s very early. Few months ago, when I tell my son not to do something bad, he would listen. Nowadays, if I tell him not to do something bad, he would listen but he would also talk back. He can’t say words clearly. But he would yell out ‘NA’! Or he would just throw his toys onto the floor to protest against me after I said ‘No’ to him.
As a mom, my life has been more busy than ever. Overall, women do more work than men. Some women still work while managing their homes and families. My husband couldn’t believe that story until one day after getting gas from Costco, the news on the radio said that women do more work than men especially when it comes to dealing with family, the household and a career. About 80% of the time, I take care of Nathan even when my husband is at home.
Since my life has been busy than ever, I lost 10 lbs. In a way, I guess that is a good thing. After I did IVF years ago, I gained 10 – 15 lbs. It was hard for me to lose those lbs. Now that I have Nathan, I lost 10 lbs pretty quickly. I still eat the same amount of food, sweets, etc. I mean I am not cutting down on food. I LOVE FOOD. I was not intentionally losing weight and have no desire to lose more weight. I had friends and family tell me they gained weight and need to lose weight. So I ask them ‘Do you want to borrow my son?’ 🙂 Honestly, I don’t know how I lost weight. I guess I get a good workout when I carry Nathan up/down the stairs like 10 – 20 times a day and when I chase him around when we play together. My son can actually run pretty fast. He would want me to go run around our couch with him over and over again… like a marathon. Nonstop!
Overall, being a mom has been a wonderful and rewarding experience. Our son brings so much laughter into my life. One day, while I was using one of his toys as a drum, he started to dance away. My husband and I had a good laugh that day. When he is watching his favorite Sprout channel, he will smile at me when he sees me looking at him. Also, when he comes to me and gives me hugs and kisses, he makes me feel good inside. I am very happy that he is bonding well with me now.
My husband and I plan on adopting a baby girl. We were going to start the adoption process mid year of 2011. But we decided to begin our second adoption when my son is almost 3 years old so that our second child is 1 to 2 years younger from Nathan. Nathan will be 2 this October. So we will begin our second adoption late next year.