Friday, November 25, 2011

My Mom Moment

One great thing about working at The American School in Mexico City is that you have the advantage of getting both American and Mexican holidays off. So, in honor of Thanksgiving, we got an entire week off from school... so great.

And for this vacation we headed to the beach. We drove south to Zihuatanejo; a beach town in the state of Guerrero. It is a bay surrounded by mountains and it is ridiculously beautiful; yet another reason I am thankful to live in Mexico where we have these opportunities; like vacationing in a gorgeous place with family.

Everything was perfect except for the fact that Isa got sick the very first night we arrived. She woke up around 11:00 in the midst of a coughing fit that continued off and on the entire night with small breaks of about 10 minutes. After she woke up the first time I brought her into bed with me and James and kept her close the whole night.

She only wanted me. Not only did she only want me, but she actually wanted to be on me. She wanted to be as close as possible. I spent the entire night awake holding her in bed, laying her on my chest.

I remember at one point thinking to myself, oh man, I'm not going to sleep tonight.

However, that thought was not followed with sadness or desperation, but with calm.

I had this weird sense of calm fall over me that urged everything inside of me to do whatever I needed to do to take care of and comfort this little being.

It was my job. Not one ounce of me felt like complaining. In fact, I didn't have any thoughts of "me."

It was all about her.

In that moment, I truly felt what it means to be a mom; to be strong, confident, caring, comforting.

It was incredible. It was like I was infused with some kind of power outside of myself.

I know this might all sound a bit extreme, but it's the best way I can describe it.

It was my mom moment.

We're home now and Isa is recovering from a nasty case of laryngitis topped with an ear infection, but she is getting better.

This Thanksgiving I am thankful for this moment and for the husband and daughter that provided it.

There was a lot of this happening on the beach.

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