Katherine, since you were born three weeks ago, life has been hectic. The plan was so great – your due date was December 31st, right during of our companies’ Christmas breaks. But I am learning that you operate on your own schedule and true enough… you had other plans and didn’t make your entrance into the world until January 7th, by which time I was back to work already again for almost a week. It couldn’t have been more perfect though… an ultra-sound appointment in the morning, followed by a meeting with a client and a doctor’s appointment right after that, at which point the doctor sent my husband and me straight to the hospital as I was in labour (how was I supposed to know how this feels??) and you made your appearance into the world less than 7 hours later at 6:40 pm.
When I met you for the first time, my life changed forever. They say all good things take time and this was certainly true for our first encounter as you needed some medical attention before we got to meet. But was it worth the wait… we looked into each other’s eyes and I instantly fell in love with you, wanted to wrap my arms around you and keep you safe – you are so precious.
Balancing being a mom and being an entrepreneur is my new life now – luckily I have the support of an amazing husband. You love spending time sleeping curled up in my arms while I am working on my laptop and while I am in meetings (and so what if I can sometimes only have one hand to type or have to rely on someone else’s meeting notes as I don’t have a free hand to take any). Mark and I take you everywhere we go… I don’t mind a busy life as long as I get to spend it with you.
You are teaching me that life is precious. I am choosing to let go of some things in my life that don’t bring me joy and replace it with activities that inspire me to be the best mom, wife, entrepreneur and person I can be. That’s why I started this blog… to share with you (and the world) the lessons you teach me every day to be all that and more.
