First Day ( writing prompt)

Daily writing prompt

Tell us about your first day at something — school, work, as a parent, etc.

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I saw this daily prompt and immediately thought of a million first that I could share. Life seems to consist of a billion first moments that creates the person you become. In the spirit of my blog, I will choose to write about my first moments as a mom.

My beautiful baby was a long-awaited dream come true. Being a Nurse and a Labor and Delivery Nurse, I knew a little too much in the delivery room. I wasn’t surprised that I didn’t have the textbook delivery. After a few unexpected turns, my baby came into the world. (I’ll share my birth story one day). As I lay look up at the bright lights, I turned to my husband. I asked him, “Is she okay?” Then, I requested, “Go check on her.” At that moment I became a mother. I can describe the feeling of having this beautiful baby laying on my chest. It was like knowing we already knew each other through many lives and centuries and had finally found each other again. Not that I believe in reincarnation. I knew this little human was flesh of my flesh and bones of my bones. She was knitted in the very fibers of my cells and heart for eternity. It’s ironic that my first words as a mother was “Is she okay?” “Can you check on her”. It was simply from that moment on, I was her protector, comforter and would forever ask are you ok? I need to check on her.

Years later and many moments from being that gorgeous baby with a mop of dark hair. I watch proudly as she grows into her own person. I still ask “Is she ok?” I still check in with her with heart talks-“are you ok”, “anything on your mind?” If I’m not nearby, I have her father and/or village check in.

My first day as a mother was just the beginning of many amazing first. First that I am grateful to be there for.