"I'm so glad YOU'RE mine!"

Most people are not aware that the Saturday before Mother's Day is Birth Mother's Day.  Some people think it is an unnecessary day since Mother's Day is the following day, and after all, she would fall into that category, so why separate it out?

I for one, love that it is its own special day.  We don't have much contact with MJ's Birth Mother, so we don't do much celebrating.  However, it does give me time to pause and reflect.  Birth Mother's deserve more praise than they are given.  I came across this picture this morning, and my thoughts went directly to MJ's Birth Mother.


MJ has recently started asking questions about his adoption.  We obviously haven't kept it a secret from him.  It started with him making comments about how he grew in my tummy.  I was just honest with him and said, "no, Mommy's tummy is broken.  You grew in my heart and you grew in your Birth Mother's tummy."  He has since started asking about his Birth Mother, one question being does she love me? 

And I have very big shoes to fill.  She made the very selfless decision to put MJ up for adoption.  And now, I have the job of modeling that selfless love to my son everyday.  She has given us the best earthly gift anyone could ever give.  He is treasured.

Our hearts are full because her heart aches.

We get to raise him because she picked us as his parents.

We get to shape his future because she gifted him with this future.

We get to hold him because she let him go.

There is no gift we could give her that will ever measure up to the one she gave us.

All Birth Mother's deserve a special day of recognition for being brave enough to give so much and all out of love for their child.

I have always told MJ that he is my favorite.  But awhile ago, I started telling him that, "I'm so glad you're mine!"  He has started to respond back with, "I'm so glad YOU'RE mine!" (Emphasis added all on his own.)  Happy Birth Mother's Day to the one who made that possible!