Our Adventure called Life

A few minutes before our alarm went off at 4:30 my eyes flew open.  Today was the day we would meet our daughter.  Today was the day our family of 3 became 4.  Today was the day we turned our little boy into a big brother.  No wonder my mind was wide awake. I wasn't allowed to eat or drink anything since midnight and naturally I was thirsty when I woke up.  I quickly brushed my teeth and packed my toothbrush.  While Scott showered I took out the trash and made sure we were leaving a clean house. The temperature was slightly warm but there was a breeze.  The sky was still dark as we headed towards the hospital and there wasn't another car on the road.  Scott and I joked this was the calmest drive we have EVER had to the hospital.  We stopped at Donut Bank as I wanted to take the nurses donuts.  I didn't think before we got the donuts how hard it would be to hold 2 boxes of delicious smelling, fresh, assorted donuts on my lap, and not ...

Besides getting settled into our new home, I also poured as much love into our little fish as possible.  I stared at him a little longer than normal as he sat in his highchair eating breakfast.  I watched his lightening fast movement as he raced through the day, playing with various toys and often running to me asking for a "huggy" (hug).  As he suddenly began asking me to rock him before bed (which I hadn't done in months), I happily agreed and sang him song after song until I couldn't think of another lyric.  I held my boy tight and tried imagining life with two.  I was anxious and excited all at the same time. My wedding bands stopped fitting weeks ago and in their place I wore my maternal grandmothers wedding band and a diamond band from my paternal grandmother.  My belly button had long ago changed from a small cavern to a flat plateau.  My ankles started to look swollen as were my legs.  Sleep became an elusive friend that would leav...