by Bobbylee Galindo

Created on: January 23, 2009

The bond between a mother and her son are like no other bond you will ever experience. My son and I are inseparable. From the time he came home from the hospital I had a bond with him that I did not have with my daughters. Please, do not get me wrong. I love my daughters just as much as I love my son. But I can say honestly that I love them different. They are different people so you are going to love something that one does that the other does not. But my son was so special to me. I remember wanting a boy so bad and the first two times I was pregnant it was girls. The three strike your out rule came to me when I was pregnant again. I remember telling my husband if this is another girl we are done having children. He would just laugh at me because he wanted daughters.

Now that I think about it, I hate to admit that when I found out I was having a girl the first pregnancy I just cried. The sad part was, I wasn't angry about the baby. All I could think about was all the things that I did to my mother. But I love my daughter like nobody else ever could. Now when I found out that I was having a boy. I wanted extra ultra-sound pictures. I kept on telling the tech. please make sure that he has all the right parts and you are not getting shots of the umbilical cord. I cried all the way home with joy that I was finally getting a boy.

When he was born it was a feeling like no other. I felt like a new mom all over again. I didn't want to make any mistakes. I didn't even want to go home from the hospital. Making sure that I was taking care of him the right way was very important to me. I truthfully don't know why when I had already had two babies prior. But from the time we got home I would just stare at him. He was the most beautiful baby to me. I can say I was very protective of him. I didn't want him to be dirty and heaven forbid if he cried. My husband use to get frustrated because I was always worried about my son.

My son is six years old and he is still my pride and joy. When I am upset he is there wondering what is wrong. He will not leave my side until I am smiling. My daughters are jealous as I like to say. It is the family joke. Because my son can never do any wrong. The girls have nicknamed my son the "Prince Charming." I just laugh but I love him more then words can say. I cried all day, when I took him to kindergarten. I was worried that boys might pick on him or he would not eat his snack. My husband just laughed. But I felt completely helpless. When my son would cry at school because he did not want to stay, trust me when I say that it took every muscle in my body not to take him out of school. My bond with my son might be a little too much. But I love him with all my heart. My husband said he could not take anymore boys in the house, so we decided not to have anymore children. But if you ask me, I just think my husband and daughters are jealous.

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