I am a new mom! I was blessed with a healthy baby boy! The moment he was born, my old self died. The person who I have grown to know for 36 years walked out of that delivery room and my new self was born. The moment the doctor put my baby boy on me, chest to chest, I cried tears of joy. That one second explained why I was put on this earth. I was put on this earth for him. My tears were uncontrollable. I just kept saying, “I’m your mommy.” I couldn’t believe how much love I had for him!  The cliche saying, “babies don’t come with manuals” is so true! However, every bone in my body knew what to do. My son and I stayed “skin to skin” for an hour. One of the shortest but yet longest hour ever. Every thought went through my mind about what he would be like, what was his purpose in life, what will he become.  Then thoughts like will I be a good mom, will I do a good job raising him teaching him right from wrong, will he have God in his heart. So many emotions and yet such a beautiful moment.

Life as a new mom:

This past year has shown me that I can do anything I put my mind to. This year also showed me that I am stronger than I thought. Most importantly, Anthony has showed me who I truly am. Without having him, I would not be my new self. Everyday I’m learning how to be a mom and me. Now being a stay at home mom, my life revolves around my child and home. My old self knew only my career, family, and friends. People always say, “you need to put yourself first.” Maybe because I am a new mom and solely the only one who physically takes care of my son, maybe that is why my son is first and I’m second. Or, maybe that is how I want to live my life for now. These are all unknowns and only time will tell.

It has been a year since that beautiful day my son was born and a year of my new self. This blog’s purpose was to share my life and the adventures I go on. Well, motherhood is the biggest adventure I will ever take. I hope to be able to share my sweet life and all the new adventures life has to offer being a new mom.