What a difference a year makes...

Last mother's day, I thought I had the best gift ever. I had this:

We had waited a long time for those lines and I thought just the thought that I would get to be a mother was the best gift ever. Last year on mother's day I hadn't even seen this:

I had no idea there were going to be three beating hearts in there, I was just so thankful there was one. Last mother's day I didn't have this:

and thankfully, I've been able to lose most of it...Most importantly, last mother's day I hadn't held this

or this

or this

and I hadn't heard this

or this

or this

Our journey to this mother's day hasn't been easy, but because of that each day I know that the greatest gift is to be a mother at all.  I grow more in love with my little men each day and have a new center for my universe, but even as I celebrate the gift of being mom, a piece of my heart will always go out to the moms in waiting that don't know if they will ever get that chance. To all of the moms in waiting, your little loves will come to you in their own way and in their own time and you will know that they chose the perfect moment and the perfect path to being yours. The waiting felt like an eternity, but two little pink lines melted it all away and made it all worth it and whether your journey starts with two lines or a referral phone call, the day the waiting turns to preparing is an amazing day so yes, that silly test is the best gift I've ever received, because it  meant I got to prepare for this:

and this

and this

and this

and this

and this

and this

and for all the snuggles, kisses, hugs, and adventures ahead!

Happy mother's day to all the moms, moms to be and moms in waiting!