It's been a while.
A move, a new school, a new town and grad school will do that to you. At the end of the day when I feel like I finally have a minute to myself I prefer the mindless browsing of Pinterst, or updating myself on the lives of all my Facebook friends, or playing a game of Scrabble and watching The Voice. Although I love to write, it takes brain juice, and I haven't felt like I have had much of that to spare lately.
This weekend though. This weekend was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that calls for words to be written down. It was... Well... Simply amazing.
On Wednesday our niece was welcomed into the world. Eager anticipation turned into reality when that text and picture flashed on the screen of my phone.
Charli Rae has entered the world. We knew we were excited. From the moment we knew she was going to enter into our lives our hearts were so excited to meet her. We knew it would be a wonderful experience. But I don't think Rob and I were prepared for how truly wonderful the experience would be.
Thursday we jumped in the car after school and headed East. We made it as far as Fargo on Thursday night, had a wonderful dinner with my parents, and woke up Friday morning bright-eyed and ready for our 2nd leg of the trek. When we arrived Charli had just made it home from the hospital and was getting to know her home, her puppy, her surroundings, her mom and dad, her new life. To be a part of that experience was more than words could ever describe. It was incredible. We became a part of her transition home, we got to experience her very first moments of life, we got to kiss those cheeks more times than we could count, snuggle that 6 pound bundle, and soak up the scent of a beautiful baby girl.
We fell in love. I have heard parents say that you never know how much you can love a small, helpless, human being you have known for only a brief period of time until you have a child. I don't believe I experienced that kind of love- but I think it was as close as you can get.
She is beautiful and perfect in every way. We are so honored to get to be Auntie Amber and Uncle Robby, and look forward to life's many milestones we will get to share with this precious girl.
I truly believe this deep, deep love and pure joy, experiences that change our life, is what we were made for.
