Being a Mother Means Understanding Unconditional Love

"Love is blind, your mother started loving you before she ever say your face." 

          This is one of the best descriptions for a mother's unconditional love for her child.  For me, my love started in January 2009, when I discovered that I was pregnant with my first child.  I was 22 years old, just finished college, and recently celebrated my 2nd wedding anniversary.  My husband and I had talked about having kids and while we weren't exactly "trying" to get pregnant, we weren't exactly preventing it either.  Needless to say, I was shocked when that little stick showed a plus sign.  So shocked in fact that I sent my husband out for 2 more pregnancy tests.  Finally, it began to sink it...I was going to be a mother.  It was in that instant that my love for this new little person started to grow.  I never understood a love like this.  
          In September of that same year, we welcomed our little boy "E" and he was amazing. I will never forget the moment he arrived and the first time I looked into his sweet little face. My life would forever be changed. Becoming a mother is definitely an adjustment.   How is it that one little person could require so much time, money, and energy? You can't shower, go to the bathroom, or sleep without considering the needs of your child.  
          A week after celebrating "E"s first birthday we found out that we were expecting another baby - which we would find out later that it was another boy.  It was during my second pregnancy that God blessed my husband and I with the financial ability for me to become a stay at home mother.  This has come with another set of sacrifices but it is a decision that I have never once regretted.  In May of 2011, "I" was born.  "E" was a little hesitant at first but within a few weeks we had gotten into a new routine and our little 20 month old forgot what life was like without his little brother. 
          "I" is going to be turning one in two months and "E" will be three in the fall.  In the short amount of time that I have been a mother I have learned two simple truths.  Being a mother is the hardest thing I have ever done and being a mother is the most important thing I will ever do.