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Permalink Reply by Ashley Owen on April 23, 2015 at 2:59pm

I think the biggest surprise for me about motherhood was just how much love I could have for my children. It is a love I have never experienced! My heart is so full! I am so thankful every day for the most precious babies that God has entrusted me with.

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Permalink Reply by Carol K. on April 23, 2015 at 8:44pm

Thanks for your reply Ashley!  Agreed - a mother's love for her children is unrivaled by anything I've ever experienced.  So thankful :-)

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Permalink Reply by Bailey Gaddis on June 15, 2015 at 1:35pm

I was surprised by how powerful the complete adoration (bordering on obsession!) for my new baby was at making my total exhaustion a bit less painful. And all the crazy things my postpartum body did. No one told me! So many maxi pads and giant pairs of underwear. 

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Permalink Reply by Ashley Owen on June 15, 2015 at 9:16pm

So true Bailey! Hilarious on the pads and underwear!

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Permalink Reply by Jessie on July 17, 2015 at 8:52pm

Agreed. Falling so deeply in love with my children was my biggest surprise. I never knew I could love another so completely and unconditionally.

My second biggest surprise is how unbelievably brillant my daughter would be, graduating 3rd in her class and receiving a full merit scholarship to a top engineering school. Or that I would feel so incredibly proud of her. I'm more proud of her than I've ever been of any accomplishment of my own.

Another big surprise was that I would have such an athletic sports obsessed son. And I'd become a hockey mom, and actually enjoy sitting in an ice rink freezing my booty off in the summer when normal people should be at the beach! :)

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Permalink Reply by Angie on August 12, 2015 at 12:03pm

My biggest surprise? How I could function on such a severe lack of sleep. Didnt' think it was possible, yet here I am.

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Permalink Reply by Jenny Morgan on October 7, 2015 at 12:19am

LOL Truth!

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Permalink Reply by Jenny Morgan on October 7, 2015 at 12:19am

I think I was surprised at the instant love at first sight. This deep love that is unbreakable and unwavering. I would do anything for my kids. 

I would also say another big surprise was the new found appreciate I had for my own actual Mom and what she did for me over the years.

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Permalink Reply by Emily Graham on November 9, 2015 at 7:34pm

How about how common conversations about poop become in your household! Never did I expect there would be so much free conversation around it. Excitement that they peed/pooped in the potty, telling everyone about it. Feeling so proud. Crazy!

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Permalink Reply by Jacqueline Root on September 13, 2016 at 2:19pm

The biggest surprise was finding out that I could love my babies soo much. It is a different kind of love and its soo big that you can't even imagine not having that feeling in your heart. Being able to function on such little sleep as well. Moms have a tough job but I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world! 

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Permalink Reply by Romi Ghosh on September 21, 2016 at 2:52pm

the biggest surprise for me was how, as a mom, I had absolutely no time for myself

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Permalink Reply by Fazeela on October 18, 2016 at 8:18am

I'm in love with someone else. I ditched my first love SLEEEEEP.

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