day three: before

This is the "before" picture I would most like to talk about.

Just look at how happy she is.

This is my favorite pregnancy picture.  It's probably my favorite picture, ever, of me.  I was so ready to meet her.  She was so big!

This is one of those pictures that makes me wonder how there are women who just don't know they're pregnant.  Ohmygoodness I knew it.  And I honestly loved every minute of it, I had such a simple pregnancy.  I only got impatient at the end because I wanted her to come before John left.  That was foolish, I should never have been impatient.  But I did love every second with her.

Today, a man came into our office to fill out an application.  He was falling asleep while filling it out.  He said he was up all night with his 6 week old baby.  But he didn't say it in a cute, "I'm a new dad" way.  He said it in a complaining way.

So sorry man that you have to hear the sound of your child's voice when they need you.  So sorry you were up all night taking care of your baby, so sorry you have to hold them and be with them instead of sleeping.

Ridiculous.

Now, I imagine that having a newborn at home is very difficult and very stressful and you lose a lot of sleep.  But I promise you, there is not a thing I wouldn't give....THERE IS NOT A THING I WOULDN'T GIVE....to be up all night with my screaming child.

He asked me if I had kids, and I ignored him, because I don't say no to that and he is not the person I want to talk about it with.  I suppose he took that to mean yes because when he left he asked if it gets easier.  And there are a million things I wanted to say.  But I was at work.  So I told him yes, and he walked out.

Please be thankful for the good easy times and the hard times with your kids, because you don't know how much time you have.

On a brighter note: WE EXCEEDED OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL!  All thanks to the amazing women I work with and their collective donations.  We are still fundraising until the 18th, please feel free to help us raise more.