Be A Mother

I am blessed to have a wonderful 10 month old baby girl. I am indeed her mother. I don't allow anyone else to rob me of that title by doing "motherly" things for MY daughter. It truly hurts my heart to see women throw their children off to their grandparents so they may continue to live their life. That is not at all fair and should definitely be something that bothers the average person.

True Story: A girl gave birth to her daughter and LESS than a week after that, she posted pictures on Facebook of her out clubbing with her friends.

Now, I looked at her pictures and immediately shook my head. Not only did she not give her body time to breathe, she didn't give her daughter time to get acclimated and attached to her "mother" before getting back to her life. How selfish has the American culture become? How naive of her to post pictures of her horrible parenting? How dumb of her friends and family to post comments encouraging such behavior?

I was truly outdone because I know how the body works after such a traumatic event such as giving birth. Maybe you are thinking who I am to judge her for going and enjoying her youth-baby or not? Maybe you are correct or maybe you should realize a blog is for the world as that blogger sees it! :)

Anyhoot...I said all that to say that women like her cause stereotypes of young mothers to be validated. I hate defending the capability and responsibility of young mothers when I have such incapable young mothers working against me. Where have the values gone? What happened to mothers not wanting to be away from their babies for too long? What happened to mothers being MOTHERS and not baby sitters when it's convenient? It truly troubles my heart and I wish that things would change.

Trust me I am an advocate for mothers getting breaks to have personal time no matter the age. It is a necessity. But remember when parenting and motherhood comes before your personal desire. It's not and will never be cute for you to drop your baby off less than a week after birth so you can shake your ass in the club.

BE A MOTHER FOR CHRIST'S SAKE!

I Knew I Was A Mom When...

::1:: I cried as she was getting her Hep B shot

::2:: I didn't sleep for two nights just so I could watch her breathing

::3:: I cried when she cried due to her hunger

::4:: I was up at 4 in the morning,bright eyed and happy

::5:: I started tearing up when I thought about how life would be after I return to work

::6:: I forgot to eat cause I was so busy getting stuff prepared for her

::7:: I got pooed and peed on and smiled afterwards

::8:: I watched Spongebob

::9:: I didn't put up a facebook album of her pics cuz I didnt want everyone to see her

::10:: I felt like my heart was outside of my body, in my arms, looking up at me

I never wanted to be a mom. I vowed to be childless unless I adopted. Now I would not trade motherhood for anything. I love my daughter so much!

First Ultrasound

So I've been doing window shopping just to see what the stores have to offer for my little one, not knowing what I'm actually having yet. Girls have a huge selection in all colors and their section is so adorable. Boys on the other hand have a small selection and everything has animals on it....{boring} I want to have a girl so I can play house, dress up, have tea parties, and be at her dance recitals....oh and I want to adorn her in princess attire and accessories....the cutest stuff ever. Well God heard my prayers cause after having my first ultrasound yesterday, IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!! yay!!! She is going to be mommy's and daddy's little princess! =) Christianah Sincere Jonas

The Baby Kicks

Soooo, this pregnancy thing has really been a precious moment in time for me. I must say that the simplest thing makes me all emotional. The first time I heard the baby's heartbeat, I cried. Every time I look down and only see stomach and thighs, I cry. {that's not a happy cry though...lol} I have yet to receive an ultrasound to determine the sex of the baby, but the most precious thing has been going on....that little offspring of mine is kicking!!! I mean the baby has got to be doing somersaults or something. It is sooooo adorable. =) My boyfriend finds it rather intriguing as he holds his hand on my belly puts his ear to it asking the baby "what are you doing in there? kick daddy's ear!" I have the feeling this motherhood thing is going to be a joy after all.