Mommy is Different

Mommy is Broken… but that’s not how I want you to see this.

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You see the needle coming out of my chest

You lay with me while I run IVs

You’ve watched me give myself injections, swallow pills, use heating pads and ice packs, crutches and a wheelchair, braces and boots and all sorts of other medical items too.

What you don’t know is that not every mommy has to do all these things.

Many mommies don’t have to do any of them.

Buy your mommy is... well, kind of broken in some ways. Some parts inside mommy’s body don’t work like they should, which means mommy has to take all different kinds of medicines to be able to work and play and live my life.

It makes mommy sad sometimes, but I really really don’t want it to make you sad. I want you to know that you’re the reason I keep working so hard to identify and treat problems before they get out of hand.

All mommy wants is to watch you grow and learn and thrive. All mommy wants you to know is you are loved beyond measure and we did absolutely everything we could to bring you from a dream to a reality.

I hope that as you grow, you’ll learn not how much I’ve had to face and overcome, but that it is in fact possible to face and overcome nearly anything life throws at you, because you’ll always have me by your side.

I love you, sweet girl.

Thank you for making me brave.