Practicing Motherhood 🏃🏼‍♀️ 👶🏻

It’s undeniable that maternal instinct makes us become super powerful moms! We know in advance what our babies will need, at what time and even in what quantity. We know them so well that we even predict whether they will like certain types of food or not, what new activity they may be interested in and when a diaper change will be necessary. We overcome the natural fatigue of the task- because we feed and recharge energy just by looking at them and contemplating the perfection of God’s creation manifested in the lives of our babies. That is the best incentive and battery for us. The blessing of they’re healthy, happy, playful and intrepid, makes us forget about the fatigue that we may feel as a result of the fulltime care for them. Our babies can be quiet, but at the end of the day they’re babies and they’re exploring and surprising us all the time.

We learn to prioritize because our most valuable and scarce resource now is time. We have set up a calendar and a daily itinerary in our heads, to accomplish all the tasks of a day. We know about the inventory of diapers, food, clean and laundry clothes, the toy that has already run out of battery; about the appointments with the pediatrician, that tomorrow turns X months, about the party he was invited and to buy the gift for that event, and about the photo we want to send to the family to share the appearance of a new tooth, among many other things . And the brain is still tuned! haha Proof of this is the incredible ability to be octopus moms and that nothing escapes from us. Our brain is working all the time, fed by that immeasurable love we feel for our little ones. And that role of mothers, combined with the wives’, professionals’, friends’; besides that, the role of daughters and sisters. And we also manage to take time for ourselves: To rest, exercise, read, paint.

Each mom lives a different reality and faces different challenges. It doesn’t matter about nationality, age, social level, education or life story of each one. To say that it easier for some moms than to some others, would be unfair. Each mom, from her possibilities, gives the best for her children: Some moms don’t have enough time to take care of their children, because they’re in a professional race. Some moms have the time, but they don’t have the money, others have time and the money, but they don’t have their partner’s support. Some moms have time, the money and their partner’s support, but they don’t have health. Some moms have health and professional success, but they don’t have enough time to take care of their children. Some moms have help at home to take care of their children, but they’re facing problems with their partners. Some moms can give time to their children, but they have to quit their dreams. Some moms can achieve their dreams, but they’re full of work. Some moms want to breastfeed their babies and they can’t do it. Some moms can breastfeed them, but they don’t want to. And other moms want and can breastfeed, but they don’t have enough time… So, each one is facing different battles.

“Children do not come with instructions” is the other famous phrase we hear. Actually, they didn’t come with any. Our unconditional love and natural instinct show us the way to do our best. It’s absolutely amazing to experience our natural wisdom as parents. The connection between our children and us, allow us to know what they need and when. We want the best for them, being the best mother in the world and we’re thinking every day how to improve our role. I love this dynamic because our children are our teachers and they inspire us to reach our best version -beyond the few hours that we slept-. This invisible thread that joins us with them, show us the path that we have to follow. We don’t know a lot of things about parenthood, but we’re learning motivated by our big love and desire to give them the best.

Being a mom myself, I think about God’s love as a father and I feel embraced. I think that if I want the best for my son, He also wants the best for me and He never leaves me. I think about God’s love, about his mercy and compassion, his patience and indulgence. He never feels tired to listen to my prayers and he always goes along with me. It’s been a wonderful experience for me to become a mom because I believe in God since I was a child, I grew up in a catholic family and I’ve had a spiritual search since I was a teenager. Being his daughter, now that I’m a mom and I got the meaning of having a baby, I feel full of love, faith, and hope in my daily routine, knowing that I have a great mighty Father with me.

Blessings for all!

“Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? 11 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!” (Matthew 7:9–11)