Mom, Tell Me How It Was When I Was Born
There are children’s questions that are difficult to answer. However, when you first told me “Mom, tell me what it was like when I was born”, I was petrified.
I didn’t know what to say at the time. Because a tsunami of emotions overwhelmed me. My mind filled with memories. As in a flashback, I relived that day with nostalgia and melancholy. This request, marked by the sweetest memories, made its way into me.
“Mom, tell me what it was like when I was born . ” It was enough for me to feel it to remain suspended in time. Staring into space, but selling everything. As with an empty mind, but captured by those magical moments. Invaded by those fears and fears of the day I met you, the true love of my life, my son!
What did you feel when I was born?
“Mom, what did you feel when I was born?”, A question that is impossible to answer. The feeling of giving birth to a child, the thrill of feeling lucky to be able to attend the miracle of life, all of this is indescribable.
Our first contact, in that cold delivery room, I will carry forever in my heart. Our blind date, which I could never miss. The scent of life that crowned the most important event of all my days. The softness of your skin, forever imprinted in my soul.
Our first glances became the most natural and effective balm for my being. Because yes, my child, not everything at the time was cheerfulness and happiness. Despite the trust that this infinite and pure love generated in me, I also felt fears that I had never felt before that moment.
I was afraid of not being the best mother to you, that mother who deserved a being as wonderful and unique as the one I had in front of me. And in the midst of that sentimental chaos, I heard your first cry. How much anguish and despair! Minute by minute I began to understand that you had come to grant me the best title I could ask for, that of motherhood.
As a result, I was able to do it. Together, as I had planned and dreamed during those long and interminable 9 months of waiting. I understood that purity and love would mark each of my days. Thus, I could no longer make a mistake by having the most beautiful toothless smile at my side that I could ever have imagined.
What were our first days together like?
If I had to define in one word how our first days together were, I would say “unforgettable”. Truly memorable. Full of life, magic, joy and emotion. Without a doubt, this coexistence and all the changes that came with becoming a mother were a challenge.
Perhaps the most beautiful challenge among those I managed to overcome. Letting me take my fingers with those wrinkled little hands has become my healthiest addiction.
As time passed, we have overcome new challenges. Between the appearance of the teeth, entering the world of baby food and the first words, your first steps have also arrived. Hours and hours playing, trying to stimulate you, teaching you everything I could.
A unique love
Days and nights of intense love like never before. A love capable of taking on other forms over the years. Yes, affection, sweetness and devotion can evidently reach unimaginable levels. And all this, my son, was thanks to you.
And no, my life, it is impossible to stop loving you, loving you, just because you are growing up.
Because now, when you grow up, you have managed to become my best partner. There is a unique trust between us, and there will never be greater complicity in the world than ours. I am your confidante and this, despite being such a simple thing, fills me with pride. Watching you grow up happy is, of course, my best treasure.
