Show this to your wife:

"I’ve always wanted to be a Mama—that’s why it shocked me and when all I seemed to hear from so many people—even strangers was,

“just wait..”

wait until you have to wake up every hour

wait until they are screaming their head off

wait until you have no social life

wait until you get pooped on all the time

you’ll never shower

you’ll never go out with your husband again

you’ll never sleep again

Basically—your life is over kinda thing.

No encouragement. No talk of all the beautiful, wonderful parts about becoming a mother.

I wish people had told me this. So I’m sharing it with you—

Wait until you smell that sweet newborn smell

Wait you kiss their tiny head

Wait until you nuzzle your nose against theirs

Wait until they smile at your voice

Wait until it’s 2:35am and it’s just the two of you awake together while you nurse him

Wait until you see your husband hold your baby for the first time

Wait until _

I really don’t know why it always has to be the horrors that people share with new moms to be.

We know it’s going to change our lives forever, that we are going to lose sleep, that yes, it’s even going to be hard sometimes.

But can we just talk about the beautiful parts too?

Every day has different levels of tired, maybe that laundry didn’t get switched over when you wanted it to...but I’m learning that these days are short, and motherhood is beautiful. So being tired sometimes—it pales in comparison to everything else.

Look forward to the beautiful parts ♥️