{"id":4326,"date":"2021-05-09T23:09:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T23:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happyhikersfitness.com\/?p=4326"},"modified":"2021-05-09T23:09:58","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T23:09:58","slug":"to-all-my-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyhikersfitness.com\/to-all-my-children\/","title":{"rendered":"To ALL My Children"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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To ALL My Children<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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To My First Born My Daughter\u2026<\/strong><\/p>

You were \u201cthe one\u201d to make me a mother\u2026 you were the first born.<\/p>

You were the product of my longest dream during this life\u2026 to be a Mom<\/p>

The day you were born was\u2026 the day I finally felt whole.<\/p>

You taught me to be patient\u2026 late night feedings, my sleepless baby, the one who always kept me on my toes with new mommy firsts and the one who showed me how to love. You taught me to look beyond the obvious and to see the good in all things that happen\u2026 daily<\/p>

You were my favorite because you were new, showed my mom and dad how to be grandparents, and the little one who had enough clothes for a family of 5 newborns (all made for a princess of course). You were the one that showed me how to be a parent, how to hug, how to feel and how to love!<\/p>

You were the beginning of it ALL!<\/p>

You were the why I learned to love!

To My Second Born My Son\u2026<\/strong><\/p>

You were \u201cthe one\u201d to make me a mother\u2026. You were the second born.<\/p>

You too were the product of my longest dream during this life\u2026 to be a Mom<\/p>

The day you were born was\u2026 the day my heart felt full<\/p>

You taught me things would be ok\u2026. Easy feedings, smiles just because, giggles at all hours of the night, the one who showed me picking flowers in the middle of a t-ball game was ok, and the one who showed me it wasn\u2019t what I saw on the outside that mattered it was what was on the inside that changed worlds.<\/p>

You were my favorite because you taught me that the world would not stop if you went to bed without a bath or if you went to bed in the clothes, you wore the day before and that the world did not stop if a joke was shared at an unexpected moment, you taught me to laugh with conviction\u2026 LOL<\/p>

You too were the beginning of it ALL!<\/p>

You were the why I could continue!<\/p>

To My Third Born, My Baby My Son\u2026<\/strong><\/p>

You were \u201cthe one\u201d to make me a mother too!\u00a0 You were my baby<\/p>

You too were the product of my longest dream during this life time\u2026 to be a Mom of three<\/p>

The day you were born was\u2026 The day I truly became fulfilled and felt whole<\/p>

You taught me things, many things\u2026 How to fight for my little with everything I had, how to think and act with intention, how to hold three hands at once, and how to smile because you deserved all the love you wanted. You taught me I could fight through pain and win every time and you showed me that while endings are usually sad, I could be full of joy and happiness because you were in my life.<\/p>

You were my favorite because you taught me to hold on tightly, be more patient and you were the one I relaxed with.\u00a0 The one who showed me all is well in the word because you my baby showed me life is a better place with you all in it.\u00a0 You my baby child taught me to think outside the box… you will always be my baby!<\/p>

You too were the beginning of it ALL!<\/p>

You were the why I could feel content!<\/p>

Now To You All\u2026 All Of My Favorite<\/strong><\/p>

I have always loved and adored each of you in every way possible from \u201cyour\u201d day one<\/p>

You are each the best child I could ever have asked for<\/p>

You have always made me proud to be your mother<\/p>

From the moment each of you came into my life<\/p>

The love I felt for you could not be resisted or ignored<\/p>

The feeling I felt as you grew inside of me \u00a0<\/p>

The Joy I felt in my heart as I waited for your arrival<\/p>

To the amazing day each of you appeared in my life on your terms<\/p>

Waiting until \u201cyou\u201d were ready after 24 hours of labor<\/p>

2 weeks early and still you were ready<\/p>

On \u201cyour day\u201d just as planned<\/p>

You all changed my life the instant you were put into my arms<\/p>

The thought of becoming a parent was scary<\/p>

I hoped that I would do everything \u201cright\u201d \u2026<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0whatever that means<\/p>

I gave you all the love my heart had to offer and then some<\/p>

All with the hopes of giving you everything you would need to become \u201cYou\u201d<\/p>

A Happy, Productive, Content Adult Human doing what you dream for\u2026.<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Whatever that means to you<\/p>

I hoped everyday of your life that I influenced you positively<\/p>

I prayed that the decisions I made where the right ones<\/p>

But I never knew, I mean really knew what the outcome would be<\/p>

I continued the best I knew how<\/p>

I supported you in every way I thought was right<\/p>

I still to this day do not know what I did right to deserve you all<\/p>

But I am surely positive I did something right<\/p>

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I mean<\/p>

Having the three of you to call my children<\/p>

Has been the most rewarding thing a mother could ask for!<\/p>

I am so proud of each and every one of you<\/p>

Of whom you have become and who you still strive to be<\/p>

You have each grown up to be amazing humans<\/p>

Respectable in your fields of expertise<\/p>

A friend to all and a lover to one<\/p>

You each continue to find your way and grow each and every day<\/p>

And for that I am even prouder of you than I ever knew possible<\/p>

Your love for life is something I continue to treasure \u00a0<\/p>

Having you each as my child is the biggest pleasure of my life<\/p>

My Promise<\/strong>
I’ll always be there for you in any way that I can<\/p>

No judgements, just pure love and aww<\/p>

Know that that will never change<\/p>

I look forward to watching you create your life<\/p>

The one you have been striving for since the day you were born<\/p>

As the song goes\u2026 \u201cYou are the wind beneath my wings\u201d<\/p>

\u00a0I wish you ALL much Love, Peace and Happiness<\/p>

Mom<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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