I loved them both

I remember everything about when my first daughter was born. I remember how I felt when she was first put in my arms. I remember the love I had for her the minute she was born. I remember feeling that no one in the world could ever understand the love I held for or that anyone could ever duplicate that love for her.

When I was pregnant with my 2nd child I started to worry. How is it that I could love another child as much as I loved my first. Could that love truly be duplicated? When my first child was born I was willing to give my all for her how could be willing to make the same sacrifice for another child. Did I need to love my first child less in order to love my 2nd child.

Then my 2nd daughter got put into my arms. I knew at that moment that it was possible to love at this extent more than once. Instead of having to love the 1st less I loved her more. It's like this love multiplied and my heart was able to expand. As I look at them I know that I don't love one more than the other. I love them both with so much strength that at times it is hard to contain. They both have enriched my life to an extent that I had never thought possible.