Joseph was really thoughtful this year for Mother's Day to mark the occasion for which I am thankful. Apparently they celebrate Mother's Day here in Italy, but not anything like in the States. There was no mention of it around town, no advertisements, no special baked goods for moms. Our church services were not even about mothers. This I have to admit was kind of disappointing. Not that I can really understand very much of what is being said in church these days, but it would have been nice to know the meeting was about the role of women and mothers. Instead it was about missionary work. Kind of anti-climatic. Joseph made up for it at home though.
When we came home from church Joseph let me take a nap, which is the best, because Jasper is still a horrible sleeper. He bought me a beautiful plant, some beautiful earrings and attempted a surprise painted hand print of Jaspers hand. As it turns out that is a two man job these days, since Jasper has gotten pretty rambunctious, but I still love it.
In the morning I turned around and Jasper was holding my earrings and smiling as if he was so excited to give them to me. It was really so cute.
The day gave me the opportunity to reflect on becoming a mother, and for that I am grateful. I never could have imagined how much love and joy come with being a mother. Some days I am just so overcome with love that I feel like I will burst, I just can't keep it all in.
There are definitely hard and challenging days, but I will take those if it means I get the good amazing days too. I told Joseph the other day that I just love Jasper so much it makes me want to have a million babies! And, to be honest, these are not things I ever thought I would feel, and I didn't think it was possible to feel.
I am so thankful for my little family, and for my chance to be a mom. It is not a role I take lightly, and it is not a role I take for granted. I just feel so lucky to have my stud of a husband and my sweet sweet baby boy.
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