Anita Diament Quotes

Everyone talks about how hard it is to have a kid, and that scares you into waiting. It obviously is tough [to be a parent], but when you feel that love, and it's instant, and it's so cool, so fun. When your baby smiles at you or when you just hold your baby, it's a pretty awesome feeling.

That's the strange thing about being a mother: until you have a baby, you don't even realize how much you were missing one

Oh, my God. I want to be a mother, and I anticipate loving my children quite fiercely. I think about it all the time, though it's a silly thing to think about because the kind of mother I'll be depends on the kind of children I have. I can't wait to meet them.

I'm not thinking about me that much anymore. Every time I look, I'm looking for my daughter, you know? If I'm in a store, I'm looking at baby clothes. It's so much cuter to find things for her than to find things for me.

Everybody always talks about it, about how you don't know love until you meet your baby, and you really feel that. There are no words. It was a really wonderful surprise. And there is no way to prepare yourself for the sleep deprivation and what comes with it.

When I gave birth to my son, something happened. It is a huge thing for a woman: a whole set of emotions you never had before arrives, and a love you never had before in your life is now on tap.

I remember looking at my daughter for the first time and wondering if that's the way my father looked at me. I could cry, because she's everything to me. I feel so blessed to be taught so much by her.

It's the most amazing feeling to hold your child in your arms.

My baby is the joy in my life.

I love being a mom - I really do! I didn't realize how much I would love it!

My daughter is my biggest achievement. She is a little star and my life has changed so much for the better since she came along.

When you have children it completely shifts your focus; they become the most passionate love of your life.

You don't know what love is until you meet your child.

I love being a mom.

I love my kids. They are the greatest thing I've ever done with my life, and they bring me joy every day.

Having a family is just my fave altogether. I love having these babies that love you unconditionally. It's amazing to always have such strong love. I feel so fulfilled.

I look back in retrospect, and I would never say I regret not one of my children. They are why I live.

To give life another being, what a gift! When he finally was placed into my arms, I looked into his precious eyes and felt an overwhelming, unconditial love... I never felt so complete and empowered in my life.

Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child.

I'm hooked on my baby's love, there ain't nothing in the jug this strong.

People who have babies tell me I will know a love that is beyond anything I can imagine, and a joy that is indescribable. Love and joy? That sounds horrifying. I have no way of knowing whether I can handle either of those. I'm much better with need and fear. They are what ground me.

Being pregnant was very much like falling in love. You are so open. You are so overjoyed. There's no words that can express having a baby growing inside of you so, of course, you want to scream it out and tell everyone.

Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.

You know the best part of being a mom is getting that love. Honestly, you know, my son's love... a child's love is so pure, it just makes you feel so good no matter what.

Motherhood is the greatest thing I've ever done in my life.