05/10/2026
Happy Mother’s Day to every kind of mom and every woman with a nurturing heart. 🤍
To the NICU moms, the new moms, the exhausted moms, the single moms, the stepmoms, the adoptive moms, the foster moms, the soon-to-be moms, the grieving moms, the bonus moms, the pet moms, the women trying to become moms, and the ones carrying that hope quietly in their hearts today.
To the moms doing their best while running on empty, the moms who miss pieces of themselves, the moms healing while raising little humans, the moms missing their moms, and the women who love so deeply in ways the world may never fully see.
You are seen. You are loved. And today belongs to you too. From my mama heart to yours, Happy Mother’s Day!
And to my children, Henrik & Amelia: I waited for you my whole life. While the journey has not at all been what I expected, it brought me you.
My Amelia, my angel. I miss you every single day. I see you in the cardinals you send me at just the right moments, and I see you in your brother. You give me strength to live each day for you. I’m so glad you have grandma with you, she truly is amazing.
My Henrik, my silly boy. We have grown together this year in so many ways. You’ve shown me what it feels like to feel your heart outside your body. You will never know how much you have healed me, my boy. Your bursts of energy that I wish I could replicate for myself and your cheesy bashful smile are just a few things that I love about you so much. You & dada are my whole world.
Thank you, my babies. I’m proud to be your momma.