Happy Mother's Day Mom!

I would not trade my mom for anything. While she lives in another country we are best friends. I can count on her love and suggestions even now that I am a mom myself. Now that I am in the shoes of such, I understand more of why she did what she did. It was out of an abundance of love.

A letter to my mother

Dearest Mom,

Having a mother like you while growing up was the greatest gift and biggest advantage anyone could ever have given me. It is because of the confidence and values that you instilled in me that made me who I am today. Thank you for shaping me into a person who I like and am proud to be. Thank you for letting us believe that we could be whoever we wanted to be, do whatever we wanted to do, there were no limitations except our drive, ambition and creativity.

Thank you for your unwavering support through out my journey.

Thank you for taking me to hospital and sitting with me through out my labor until I gave birth, remember how excited we were for our first one?

Thank you for always having hope for me when I didn’t have for myself.

Thank you for telling me not to give up when I said I couldn’t do it any more.

Thank you for never giving up on me when I went through that dark period, when I shut every one out of my life. When loving me must have been like trying to hold a cactus. Thank you for loving me through all of my rejections of help and love.

Thank you for staying with me when I was in hospital... until I gave birth with Zander. Thank you for washing my underwear, for bringing me all the things I need to make me feel comfortable, special treats. Thank you for bringing the nurses some cakes and snacks, I was their favourite patient.

Thank you for loving Zander so much while he was still inside.

Thank you for loving Zander so much while he was in the Philippines.

Thank you for loving him still. For never forgetting about him.

Thank you for having his picture in your bedroom and in your living room. For always talking about him and praying for his health.

The one we watched get bigger and bigger in my tummy, the one we loved so much... will be turning 3 in just few more months. Remember how proud we were of him when he used to roll around and kick on the scans. Remember how we laughed when we saw his bits, how you told Dad and Geir that our boy has big balls.

Thank you, for every thing you have done for me, thank you for every thing you have said, and for all the times when you said nothing and just listened.

Thank you for being my good luck charm, my muse, my hero, my savior, my cook, and my mentor.

Thank you for being such a wonderful mother. Thank you for being so wonderful to Geir.

Thank you thank you thank you. For a million things, for everything. I don’t know what I would do without you. There are so many many more things, small things, big things.

I love you very very much, if I could be half as good a mother to my children as you are to your children, I will have done exceptionally well.

Thank you mommy, I love you, more than words can ever express.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! =)