While some people believe giving birth is terrifying while others believe it is the most beautiful thing in the world, the fact is that it is a little bit of both. Choosing to bring a new life into the world and holding it inside you for nine months can be difficult, exhausting, and frightening at times, but once you become a mother and keep your baby in your arms, you can experience love in its purest form.
1. You have a whole world inside of you.
2. “For every breath you took, every blink, and every sleepy yawn, there’s a mark.”
3. Nothing compares to holding your baby for the first time.
4. “The most important thing I’ve discovered in the last four weeks is how much LOVE I have inside of me.”
5. “It amazes me what the human body is capable of.”
6. Her new workout partner
7. The road to becoming a mother is not easy, but mothers would do it all over again if they could.
8. The most adorable magic trick
9. Her eyes, which are filled with affection, say it all.
10. This mama is overjoyed to have four babies at once!
11. “I have a wonderful husband and a beautiful baby who has shown me how amazing this world is.”
12. An idol in the making
13. “Weight-loss pressures are a waste of effort… I made the decision to focus my efforts on my family.”
14. Her greatest treasure
15. A baby gives joy to those around them, not just the parents.
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