Lately, whenever I go out people comment on “my glow.” It’s been a bit of a shocker to me (especially pre-Project Beautification commencent).
I’ve been like, “What?!”
But then this weekend a few photos of me were shot and I saw it too!
I said, “Wow. I’m ..umm,.,,glowing.”
It took me kind of by surprise, but then I realized what it was.
It was what I now-call “Newborn Glow.”
It’s the adoptive mother’s equivelant to “the pregnancy glow.”
See I believe women have the pregnancy glow
because they know something wonderful is coming soon.
Adoptive moms don’t have that. Or atleast I don’t.
Adoptive moms spend the months fretting and worrying if it will ever happen.
So when it does happen and baby finally does surprisingly arrive, there is such a huge relief and overwhelming sense of peace and completeness that
no matter how many hours you are not sleeping or how much exercise you miss,
you are just glowing from the inside out.
So if you see me around and I’m just shining from my head down to my toes,
know that I haven’t just overdone the bronzer.
I just have Newborn Glow. And I love it.
When we start another adoption, it will probably fade
but with a little luck and Heavenly Father
– it will come back!
