Created: 09/18/2009 10:15 AM KSTP.com | Print |  Email By: Rebekah Wood

Wood: It Seems Like Just Yesterday.

On June 18th, 2004, my life changed.  If you talk to pretty much any mom, they'll agree.  The birth of your first child changes you in an instant.  The only way to explain it is it was like I could see the world a little clearer.  Holding her made me a better person, instantly. 

  From that moment on, my life has been devoted to being the best mom I can be and I've loved every moment of it.  I've been lucky to have two very healthy, beautiful girls, and I feel blessed to be able to say that the hardest day of my life in motherhood came two Tuesdays ago, when I had to put a back pack on her and send her off to kindergarten.  You might be surprised to find out, I'm pretty emotional.  I cry over commericals.  So the task of being strong and holding in my tears until she was out of sight was going to be nearly impossible.  In fact, I'll change that to impossible.  I cried.  I know, I know, every mom told me not to do it, but I couldn't stop my self.  I guess it's good that Hathaway is a stronger person than me.  Now Hathaway on the other hand, was fine, better than fine.  She couldn't wait until she could officially call herself a kindergartner.  Since then I've recanted every moment she has blown me away in her five years and thanked my lucky stars I still have 13 years left.  Oh my goodness, let's not start thinking about college, I'll be a complete wreck for a year.  I'm so happy I won't have to do this for another 2 years.  Poor Delaney, that three year old doesn't know what she's in for and the mess her mom will be.  Hopefully her big sister can help her through it.