Look What We Become

Today—right now—my sister-in-law is in labor. She's the first of my family to have a baby since Ethan, and now that I know what it's like, I can really appreciate what lies ahead for her. I spent many precious hours this morning too excited to sleep, thinking about how amazing her experience will be, and remembering mine. I was teary-eyed when Greg woke up beside me.

Thinking about that moment, when the doctor put my baby in my arms and I fell in love at first sight, makes me want to do it all again. All I felt was joy. I didn't think about anything else, see anything else, or know anything else. All I did was look, touch, kiss my little boy. Having a baby is the most miraculous experience most of us will ever know, and we only get to do it a few times. And I imagine the first time is the best. It's easy now to take our son for granted, but we are so lucky. 


It's really amazing how life begins. We start out as these tiny, inconsequential cells. 

But look what we become.