CERA // Max & Sonny
“Ultimate sacrifice. Ultimate gain. It’s so much more than sleepless nights and changing diapers. When you’re pregnant you imagine teaching your children about the world. But, then they arrive, and you realize they are teaching you more than you ever could have thought possible. We unintentionally wish the years away sometimes; I can’t wait until he’s old enough to do this or that, etc. But then one night you’ll nurse him them to sleep without realizing it was the last time. One day they will fill their own cup with water. One day they’ll walk themselves to their room for nap time. We will never be our old selves again. Most of us will never frequent the same places, whether it be a favourite restaurant, or the mall, the gym, or even work. We have a new place in the world. Someone NEEDS us. All. The. Time. Until they don’t. And until then, I’m soaking up every minute that I can. “
RACHEL // Landon & Charlotte
“Motherhood has proven that love truly is unconditional. The kind of love you just want to capture every second because you feel like it is going by too fast. I’m in awe of the beauty,innocence, and kindness that I have created. Some days can be challenging.Those days are full of questions and some doubts on if I’m doing the whole mother thing correctly. It is a constant learning experience of how to be the best version of myself. Motherhood is the greatest gift and role I could ever imagine. Landon is 100% spirit. He is full of adventure and strong will. He is the noise with dirt on it kind of boy one minute and the sensitive cuddling boy the next. Charlotte has added a whole new experience to motherhood. She is sweet and quiet. She loves her brother already. At the end of the day to be the mother of the laughter and smiles from those two overwhelms my heart.”
LYNDSEY // Georgia & Chloe
“As hard and exhausting as motherhood can be, it has truly been the most amazing, fun and enlightening thing I have ever experienced. I feel so incredibly lucky to call these two beautiful girls my daughters. Every milestone makes me so proud as they become more and more independent and develop their own unique personalities. I can’t imagine my life without these two precious girls. They make everyday a good day!”
JAMIE // Finlay
“Motherhood has been happiness and joy. I feel so full and whole since Finlay was born. It’s being overwhelmed… Overwhelmed with all kinds of emotions, and new experiences but mostly with awe and wonder and love for this beautiful baby I created. It’s still hard to wrap my head around the idea that she’s mine, and she’s perfect.”
BROOKE // Lennox & Bo
When I was little, whenever anyone would ask what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always “a Mommy”. I knew that living life without becoming a mom would be a life not worth living (for me) – I wanted nothing more. I knew there was this crazy love and bond that as a mother you would get to experience from listening to other mamas out there. The day I witnessed my boys take their first breath on my chest after delivery, I cannot explain the feelings I felt and how much my heart exploded. Those mamas were so right! I knew right then, that’s why I wanted to be a mommy so bad, right from a very young age. I’m not saying it’s easy, because most days it’s not – but the special moments and feelings I have encountered from being a mommy to these two crazy, beautiful boys- I wouldn’t change it for the world.”
HEIDI // Lennox & Vivian
“Motherhood has shown me a part of my life I didn’t know existed. I have found patience in ways I never thought I could and I have also been pushed to the brink of my sanity by two little people I love more than my own life. We change the day we see those two pink lines, and we change again when we see our sweet babies faces for the first time. Your life, as it was, changes and with each passing milestone changes again. You’re stuck in between not wanting them to grow up and to stay in those sweet tender moments you hold so dear, and for them to grow into the people they were put on this earth to be. Above all, Motherhood has has taught me how to love my children, my husband and myself in ways I never thought possible.”
LISSA // Landon & Ella
“Becoming a mother has been the most rewarding, challanging, heart warming, energizing whirlwind of love and devotion I have ever endured. I have learned so much from becoming a mother to both Landon and Ella. I thrive on nurturing their little souls each day and they have taught me the true meaning of unconditional love. Becoming a mother has been the most hands down rewarding adventure. It has molded me into who I am today and has taught me to be the best that I can be always.”
