Marisol Nichols Quotes

So far I'm not surprised by anything about being a mom. It's all pretty great - but that's what I expected.

I actually got a nice surprise about being a mother because I expected it to be harder and to have to make more adaptations.

Motherhood is quite challenging. Everyday is a whole new adventure with your child.

Just being a mother is making me a big, weepy mess.

In May 2006, I had our son, Calder. I spent the next couple of years learning how to be a mom.

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.

Now that the baby is coming, I will do a lot more balancing. I'm going to be a real mommy.

I just love motherhood.

Having a baby takes so much from you. It's the most glorious thing you'll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!

I'm a childless woman, yet I felt no maternal urges whatsoever. The prospect of years of broken nights and nappy changes holds no appeal for me.

I think I'd be more relaxed as an older mum, although fundamentally life with a baby is pretty much the same whatever age you are. It's nappies, crying, feeding.

I was pregnant, and, like, 'Being a mom's going to be easy!' And now I'm like, 'Great.'

New motherhood is such a vulnerable and powerful time, but it's also really hard.

When I was happily married and found myself pregnant, I just thought that this would be just the next, normal chapter. I was absolutely thrilled. So what a surprise it was when it turned out to be the hardest thing I've ever done.

My whole life turned upside down once I became a mother.

Having a baby is like suddenly getting the world's worst roommate.

We had a kid. The kid was awesome. She didn't fall asleep easily. We complained about it. We got frustrated. But we didn't look for an out. We just accepted that this was part of parenting.

Some days I really love being a mom, and some days I don't! It's crazy - I'm tired of packing lunches!

It's superfun being a mom, but it's hard too.

My daughter is the biggest gift; I've said it so many times and it sounds like a cliche, but the thing about being a parent is when you think you've cracked it, and you're on top of your game, they change again and you have to catch up and adjust. I feel such a responsibility to instill good values in her, to be polite, to have discipline.

I felt like I had never really heard of a story that reflected the stuff I was going through as a mom. I came up with an idea for a story about motherhood that I would want to read.

I like being a mother.

Work all paled into the background as soon as I had a baby.

I loved raising my kids. I loved the process, the dirt of it, the tears of it, the frustration of it, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, growth charts, pediatrician appointments. I loved all of it.

I'm not cut out to lug babies around!