I am just a Mom....

I am just a Mom..... WOW what a loaded sentence. Yesterday while being asked why I have on green bracelets I of course spread awareness and told this person about our precious Maelee. I told them about her amazing personality, her CP, and all the accomplishments she has made and then they said...."You are a super Mom". Woah!

I responded with this simple but loaded statement, "I am just a Mom". She continued to say no you are a super Mom, look at all you have been through and do for your child so I responded 3 times by saying "I'm just a mom."

Being a Mom is the best job...no wait career I have ever been given. I do not have special powers, or fly from roof tops, no super hero cape over here.  I do what is needed to give my child the best chance at an amazing life, and that is what Moms do. Yes our situation may be different, while you are at soccer games we are at therapy or praising Maelee for using her left hand. 

I am a Mom first, wife second, daughter third, and friend to many....oh and a nurse! :) I spend my days researching the best therapy, different treatments, medications, activities to enroll Maelee in to help her, and witnessing her miracles and growth. Yes I know that the typical Mom does not research daily for medical things but they do research daily for things to help their child grow as a person and reach amazing goals. This could be sports, music, summer camp, the right church, play dates, etc. 

It may seem that I am being cheated out of typical parenting but I promise you I have not been cheated or missed anything. The one thing Maelee has shown us is to appreciate every small thing in life. So the next time you are at the ball field, dance recital, park, shopping with your children, or just laying on the couch put down that phone, shut the computer, and take in every second. Look at how amazing they move, how their minds have grown and become so smart, enjoy the laughter and their ever changing smile as they grow. Look at their hands and feet and realize how tiny they once were for you are witnessing a miracle each second of their life. 

You are just a Mom! I am just a Mom! Enjoying our babies is the most spectacular gift we have been given. Celebrate every milestone like its the most amazing thing you have ever seen. Praise your children with love and hugs. But most of all just be their Momma for you are "Just a Mom" and that encompasses more than people can imagine.

My heart! :)