Thinking of 5 mothers that week: my maternal grandmother, who gave me my drive to organize and taught me how to sew quilts. She made a beautiful Precious Moments Noah's Ark quilt with rainbow borders and perfect corners.
My mother-in-law, who is the antithesis of nasty stereotypes for spouse's mothers. She also sewed a darling beach baby quilt for Jessica.
My own mother, whose self-sacrifice I was priveledged to watch as I grew up. She crocheted lace edges on a blanket and several brightly colored burp cloths.
And this year, I finally got to think of myself! On previous 9 Mother's Days, my feelings went from hopeful to impatient to painful to ignoring them (except to call my mothers.) When Dave said a few weeks earlier, "Hey, this is going to be your first real Mother's Day" I jumped up and down. I was so happy to be a mom I forgot to wish others a Happy Mother's Day! (I haven't sewn her anything! But I feed and play with her every day, so I'm counting that.)
And of course I thought of the wonderful mother of this little girl, who courageous went through a lot of emotions and puking and hastle to bring this wonderful creature into the world. Wherever she is and whatever she is doing, I love that mother.
And to all the other women in Jessica's life (most of whom have sewed something or clothed Jessica) I love you too! What a rich female heritage this little girl has to grow into.
She is so beautiful! I'm so excited to meet her next week!!!
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ReplyDeleteThose pictures of Jessica are so beautiful and bright and vibrant. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed your first Mother's Day. It is a great day--to feel appreciated and to realize you have the best job in all the world.
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