Unconditional Love

It's a true unconditional feeling. I think it has to be. The love you have for a child. The minute each of my girls was born it was an indescribable instant love. One that brought tears to my eyes. One that brought joy, elation, and worry to my heart. It's the only time in life I think you are able to fall in love so quickly, so absolutely without even knowing a thing about that person.

Don't get me wrong. I love my husband. I think he's a great partner and provider. I know that he loves me and that he'd do almost anything for me. But, it was a love that had to develop. It didn't start out so unconditional. It didn't originally bring me the feelings that I had when my girls entered this world. When I was first dating Billy I felt anxious, curious and excited. I knew that we had fun together but I always wondered if I was in love. It honestly wasn't until three years later that I realized that I without a question in my mind loved him. Some days I still wonder why I fell in love with him.

We are two totally different people. I am a city girl. I like to be clean. I like to be pampered and I HATE to sweat. I like all things Minnesota, except the Vikings, and I would live in a loft downtown in a heartbeat. My husband is a farm boy. He likes to be outside getting dirty. He can go days without a shower and doesn't mind a bug bite or two. We have totally different personalities. I am pretty laid back. I ask that if you can't do what you say your going to do you just let me know and I'll figure something else out. He has a temper. He can fly off the handle at the drop of a hat. His patience is little and he needs his needs fulfilled first. But with time we fell in love. It took work, understanding and patience.

This is something I think is so incredible. No matter what my girls do. No matter how much it hurts. No matter what they do or don't become I will love them full-heartily. They will no matter what be the top two priorities in my life. Being a parent is amazing. It's the hardest job in the world but there is never a day (there are moments) that I would trade this, not in a million years.