I looked at the calendar this morning and could hardly believe when I saw Nov. 10 staring back at me. That date was such a significant one in 2006: it was my last day of work before maternity leave – and a date that I spent months daydreaming about. I remember leaving work a year ago today, thinking “oh, wow, this is it.” I knew that when I returned to work my life would be completely different – but I couldn’t understand exactly how. “I’ll… be someone’s mom – and I’ll likely have thoughts and feelings that I can’t even fathom right now,” I wrote on this blog. “It’s all pretty hard to imagine.”

One year later, I’m back at work – with a smaller stomach and a fuller heart. I am indeed someone’s mom, and I couldn’t be happier. And I think seeing Nov. 10 on the calendar will always remind me of that.

-M

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