A Wonderful Life: April 2012

Aiden,

I have sat down numerous times to blog about the ~~day~~ days of your birth but so much happened. I'm still working on that 'story' so I'll post that blog later.

I am truly in awe of you. You are such a sweet, loving baby. You are a beautiful [yes I know you are a boy and I should say handsome but that just doesn't do you justice] little boy and I cannot believe I have been your Mommy for a whole month now. You have brought so much joy into my life and more love than I ever thought possible. The day and week after your birth was so stressful for us - with your seizures, being in the NICU, and my tumor. Those trials have only intensified the love I have for you and your Dad. I know that God's plan is ALWAYS the best and I am thankful that His plan is for you to be a healthy, happy baby.

Being a mommy is definitely not easy and I know it will only get more difficult as you grow up but I wouldn't trade it for anything. I can't explain just how much a love and care about you...it's a feeling I didn't know existed until I saw you for the first time. I couldn't understand when other mom's told me about this feeling while I was still pregnant. I thought, "there's no way you can love something that much that you have just met or seen." Boy was I ever wrong. Your Gigi use to read the book, Love You Forever, to me when I was a little girl as did your Nana to Daddy. I didn't understand why it made Gig cry until the first time I read it to you.

Today [I started this post Thursday April 12th] you are 1 month old - please stop growing! You have had your first bath, been on your first road trip,had your first St. Patrick's Day and your first Easter [although we didn't make a big deal out of it since we were away from Daddy].