You are in my thoughs, mommy!

Many different mommies have been on my mind lately. When you are a mother yourself you always feel a certain connection with another mama. At least I do. These people have been on my mind:

The Mom-of-a-just-received-adoption-child: a mother from our church who has just received her kindergarten-aged daughter in SriLanka. They will be home soon, after court trials and lots of paperwork. How will the girl do here? Will she be able to handle the love and care she’ll get or will she have problems with adjusting to this new situation? I truly hope she’ll be fine, able to enjoy her new home and family. I pray it will bless her and let her grow into the person God envisioned her to be. I hope this mom can be the perfect mom for this little girl.

The Mom-of-a-newborn: another mother from our church who has just delivered her second daughter. Her eldest has the same age as Lara (they’re in the same group at school). News from newborns always brings memories of my own two deliveries and the first days with a newborn. Sweet memories. And thoughts about how these days with my second born were so different from the first days with my first born. I was so much more relaxed and could enjoy this time much better. I wish this mom has the same experience as I had, making sweet memories of the first days with a newborn.

The Mom-who-wants-to-become-a-mom: a few women I know are longing for a(nother) baby, but so far haven’t conceived. There’s a lot of pain, disappointment and sadness. I feel for those “wannabe-moms”; I pray fervently for God to grant them a child. In their hearts they are already a mommy; only the child isn’t there yet. I know God answers those prayers sometimes; the proof is living in my own street and is of the same age as Mika. It’s a little miracle-boy! There is hope…

The Mom-of-a-lively-teenage-boy: I came across an old picture lately. Taken in 2000 in the Atlanta Zoo. It’s of a boy I met there during a stay with friends; he was about 4 years old. He stole my heart, even though everyone called him “Bad Baxter”, because of his naughtiness. I loved him! This week I shared this picture with his mom, who I found through Facebook. I told this mommy how I loved her child back then, how I thought he was the funniest and liveliest boy around. I asked her how he was doing right now and wished them all the best. She referred to this surprise as a “great treat”. This mom loved to hear from someone else how great her kid is. And being a mom I know how nice that is! Of course this mom is proud of her son, but something like this makes you extra proud! She is fortunate to be Baxter’s mom!

The Mom-of-a-passed-away-child: the girl would have celebrated her 1st birthday around this time, but passed away when she was about 5 months old. A premature, born in Thailand where her parents worked. Little Olive has been flown all over the world to get better treatment in the USA, her parents homeland. Her parents just returned to Thailand, facing all those familiar places where her mother carried her in her womb and where she’s spent the first months of her life in several hospitals. It’s tough for this mommy; being a mommy, but your child is not there. I cry for her.

The Mom-who-is-about-to-give-birth: this week I found out that an old college friend is about to give birth (didn’t know she was pregnant…). So she is about to become a mommy. How exciting! She’s in my thoughts; hope the delivery will go well and she’ll be able to fully enjoy the first days of her newborn.

The Mom-who-is-facing-a-second-delivery-after-a-traumatic-experience-with-the-first-one: this mommy is counting down to her second baby to be born. She’s special to me, even though I never met her in person. We met through an internet forum and had the same due date, back in 2008. Her daughter was born 4 days after Mika was born. The delivery of her daughter was tremendously heavy and traumatic. She’s been in therapy for it and now she’s carrying her second baby. I hope her second delivery experience will be better; I totally hope she’ll have the same kind of “easy” delivery like I’ve had two times. I wish we’d live a bit closer to each other; I’d totally make her pre-delivery-cake (her pregnancy-craving #1). This mommy deserves it!

Now I’ll go back to being a mommy myself. You have to understand that my kids “need” a lemonade-refill NOW!

lack of blogging

It’s been quite a while since I blogged. Kinda fell out of the rhythm. Didn’t feel the need to write. But something is starting to bubble, sizzle, itch, sparkle… Who knows, I might be back on the blogging wagon soon.

Things flying through my mind: God, C.S. Lewis, Mika’s 2nd birthdaycake, deserts, online shopping, church, fresh food, autumn, old pictures.