Becoming a mother is like..

So I've been thinking of how to best describe it to my childless mates, as we only were hear the cliche's and they NEVER seem to come close.. After seeing a very close friend and his family on Sunday, and their looks of disgust/sympathy when I answered truthfully about the new "night's sleep" of 4hr avg.. It surprised me as I'm honest having a blast!! So then I realised.. In non kid terms, having one, to me, is like going out on a random night out, knowing you should probably head home, but deciding to stay our anyway, and then meeting the most incredible person, whom you chat and dance and generally have a ball with.. You go home eventually, an wake up the next day, after 2hrs sleep, but still buzzing with excitement and the thoughts of endless possibilities that the future may hold for further adventures with your new found soulmate.. That is what it is like, for me, every, single, day! It's the most wonderful gift I've ever been given, motherhood, and I think that's because I was in some ways so fortunate to have many experiences, bad/good/painful/uplifting which taught me to savour each moment and know that life is a gift in itself, that's most certainly not a promise.. So I enjoy each and every moment, and stop to bask in it's sweet glow, knowing with all my might, the depth of its beauty, fleeting and fragile as it may be. xx