As motherhood is the greatest and most natural God-given gift for women for posterity, it would seem that the birth and rearing of children, in the way which to us seems most ideal, would be the most satisfying and the most rewarding career for a woman.
Becoming a mother is the best thing that's happened to me.
What I hated then - and hate now - is the way that people say to girls like me who get pregnant young that it ruins your life. Having a child doesn't ruin your life - having a child is a blessing.
Being a mother is the most beautiful thing happened to me. I am enjoying every bit of it.
Having a baby is like falling in love again, both with your husband and your child.
Holding these babies in my arms makes me realize the miracle my husband and I began.
Telegram to a friend who had just become a mother after a prolonged pregnancy: Good work, Mary. We all knew you had it in you.
I'm loving motherhood. It's way harder than soccer, but I love a challenge.
My first child, I think I was completely shell shocked. I was ecstatic but in shock that I was now responsible completely for another life and it was my co-creation and how did I manage that?! I was in awe that I had actually done what millions of other women had done, given birth and now an added responsibility of 'mommy' in my life ahead!
I absolutely love being a mother.
Nothing in life prepared me for the way I felt about being a mother. Until then, I sort of felt like a blank sheet of paper. I was always trying to second-guess myself, to be what others wanted me to be.
I just feel motherhood should be a happy stress-free period for all women.
I like being a mother. For some people, it's so much work that it can be a burden. But it's not for me, maybe because I had my daughter, Valentina, later on in life, at 41.
Maybe I was just lucky, but I had the best pregnancy, and I loved giving birth. It was just the most amazing thing, so surreal but so real.
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.
Becoming a mother was the single defining event of my life. It felt like the whole world shifted.
Isabelle, it's all right for you to be a little afraid, but you should also be very excited and joyful, too. You're about to bring a new life into this world." "I would rather Winslow do it.
It is the most powerful creation to have life growing inside of you. There is no bigger gift.
I love being a mother. I think it's so incredible.
I wanted to be a mom. That's all I ever wanted in my life.
To be a mother is a magical experience. The whole body is transformed by this.
Being a mummy is definitely my most favourite job of all, without a shadow of a doubt.
Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before.
What is motherhood save Nature in her most gladsome mood?
I love and adore being a mother. It's the greatest gift I've ever been given.