Of Letting Go

When having a baby, growing and birthing, adding and multiplying a family, I never dreamed there would be so much letting go.

First of your heart, to place in a little one's beating chest, and with it a piece of your soul and yourself.

Next of your comfortable routine, learning to shift and adjust for the new "most important" in your life.

Then of your self, who you used to be. Ever morphing and changing into what they need, who they need. Finding a balance that suits you all.

Lastly you let go of them. You let them take a step that you know could result in a fall, but you do it because you've given them the tools and you know them well. You trust them and they need that confidence to grow and learn, and be the big person you know they can be.

I'll never get used to letting go, but I'm learning. And when they succeed and thrive from the letting go...I know it's all worth it. Over and over again.