I don't really know how and when I became a mom. Okay, so I know when I became a mom in the physical sense, November 25, 2003, when I welcomed my first daughter Madilynn into the world. Being a mom though, unselfishly giving up "me" for the little treasures that hold my heart, not sure when that kicked in. Luckily motherhood came natural to me, when they were babies. I had always wanted to be a mom. I got married young at 19 and had My first daughter at 21. I spent all my teenage years babysitting and working at day cares so taking care of my newborn baby was second nature. It wasn't until they became toddlers and I started to have more children that I lost my "comes natural" attitude and replaced it with "what am I suppose to do" while shaking my head attitude. It's funny how motherhood changes or how you change when you become a mom. Before you are a mom and have had the first hand experiences of raising a baby to toddler to child. You have all these assumptions you know like the pregnant mom who says "My life won't change to much". The way things will change is not anything you can tell someone. It's something they have to learn first hand. It's challenging, yet rewarding, Exciting but scary. Stressful and full of LOVE! I have learned so much about myself and about life, through my children. They have a way of shinning a light on what is important. I wouldn't trade this journey of motherhood for anything in the world!