Grief over what's not gotten accomplished around the house since I've been ordered off my feet...
...yet relief that I've had to stay off my feet thereby forced to sit back and enjoy my girls. It's been a blessing in disguise!
The occasional propensity toward sadness that it won't ever be just "me and my girls" again (just like I experienced when Rosie was born)...
...yet this time around the desire to replace those feelings and instead press in fully to the excitement of a new addition to our family!
A wistfulness that I'll have to alter my phrasing from "my girls" to "my children"...
...balanced with the knowledge that I'll soon be able to call a fellow human being "my son". (I've always envied moms of boys for that reason! There's something so special about the word "son".)
And a whole host of other emotions! But these are the major ones.
In these days leading up to our third child's arrival, I can't help but wax sentimental about the births of our first two babies.
Me and Miss M, Saturday, October 22, 2005. I've never considered myself maternal at all, but that all changed the moment my doctor held this little beauty over my curtain for me to see her for the first time. I'm not a big cryer, but I immediately burst into tears when my maternal switch suddenly flipped and I fell in love with a complete stranger all in the same moment. 
J, Rosie and me, Thursday, November 29, 2007. This photo is so special to me because not only is it my first glimpse of her, but she'd been crying just before J brought her to me. Once he put her in front of me and I began to talk to her, she immediately stopped and just stared at me! I guess I should say we stared at each other. I could describe every detail of both of our girls' newborn faces!And in the very near future, we'll add another (final) shot just like these!
(Thanks to my anesthesiologists for taking these photos after each of the births. Who knew they were so multitalented?!)
We'll keep you posted as his arrival draws near!
3 comments:
so exciting bringing a new baby into this world! My niece just had her son yesterday - on Hudson's birthday! I'm so excited for you and totally understand the mixture of emotions. Can't wait to hear the news of the new baby boy... man, he's going to be SO taken care of... a mommy, daddy and two big sisters! Love you! ~ kim
I'm covering ALL of you in prayer. I love you!
OK, man have I needed to catch up on your blog! Been thinking about you a ton these days knowing your little guy's arrival was so near! But I've totally been so busy I havent' been blogging. So I just got caught up, and could relate to EVERYTHING you said. So sweet. And you'll always cherish your times with just you and your girls, but the addition of your son will make your family even more joyful. And you'll always have your time with the girls, when daddy & son run off to do boy stuff.
Can't wait to see pictures, and praying that the transition is a fun & peaceful one!
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