Has it been two weeks already?
It has. Weird.
Isla had a Dr.'s checkup today. Looks like she is 9 lbs (up from 8 lbs 1 oz) and 22 inches (up from 19) and perfectly healthy. The feeling of gratitude for a healthy baby feels like a bursting warm marshmallow in my chest. My exposure to the lives of family, friends and the Discovery Health channel remind me that healthy babies aren't always the end result of so much hope and prayer. And I am just so happy to be blessed . . . but so fearful of all the sadness in the world. Oh please keep my family safe. As I listen to my younger, carefree 22 year-old sister tell me about an impromptu camping trip she is taking out in the wilderness with another young 20-something girl I feel myself cringe inside. "Bring some boys," I think. "Or better yet, a gun". I quickly review all the stories of people lost in the woods and the heartache brought into families with just one simple decision. Will I ever be able to live my life without this fear of something bad happening to the ones I love? Is this just postpartum hormones turning me into a crazy momma bear yet again?
Tell me, do you guys worry as much as I do?
4th of July babies
Where's Liam?
Look at those rolls! We are determined to fatten her up nice and quick.
Umbilical cordless!
Slumbering in the heat of an un-air conditioned home.
...and just two weeks ago!
Perfectly happy, despite the scary, loud pre-4th fireworks from the night before.
Pleading for baby to join him on the bed.
9 comments:
It was nice to chat. Sounds like all is perfect on the home front.
Tell Billy I said hello.
Give Liam a kiss for me.
oops...and of course, give ISLA a kiss too.
I'm with you on this one becca...I worry all the time that something might happen to my boys and family members....it's a scary thing! I don't think I'll ever stop worrying now that I'm a mom!
Oh! Every once in awhile I lurk in here, and I just had to say Congrats on your baby girl Isla!! You will love having a girl, they are so much fun!
Sweet Isla. I'm glad I finally got to see her at the family BBQ tonight. I worry all the time too... about things like that. having kids of your own makes you realize how precious a human life is, everytime I hear about somebody dying on TV, I always think "Do you have any idea what has happened?" and we've only just begun. BTW great potato salad, made me ALMOST wish I was pregnant again, just to have an excuse to eat a whole bucket. And I mean ALMOST only!
Oh, I've missed a lot during my blogging hiatus!
Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl!! She is beautiful. I see nice rolls forming already!
And I worry all the time now too. Is this a mom thing? If so, it is one of my least favorite things about being a mom. That and poo.
Becs,
Beautiful children, really. I think we'll always worry. When I first moved to my house, I looked up all of the sex offenders in the area so I'd be sure to know them if they came to my door, or something. There are so many crazy people to protect your children from.
Umm, your sister's only 22, not 23. :)
Congrats on your new little daughter Isla! That is so awesome. Glad to hear Liam was enjoying the 4th of July. One of me fav'rit hol-ee-days!!!
Loves loves!
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