Jack said tonight, “The four of us,
we are family!” So, I guess it’s time to
announce that Jack is officially a…big car carrier owner!
Just kidding…but Jack, being his
typical three-year old boy self, is probably a little more excited about this
new addition to his vehicle collection than he is about the new addition to his
family. Either way, I thought it
important to announce that Jack is also officially a big brother to sweet
little Harper Kay who arrived, safely, on Monday, January 27. She weighed 7 pounds 4 oz and measured 19 ¾
inches. (There’s more to her story, but
tonight’s post will be short).
After a 5-day hospital stay, we are
finally settling at home and getting good at being our family of four! Jack is slowly adjusting and has been really
sweet with little sister. My heart and
brain are still out of sorts from all that comes with a new little one, but if
I could succinctly express what it feels like to have another baby after a
preemie…well I can’t. But these thoughts
from Khalil Gibran might help:
When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that
in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.
Some of you say, "Joy is greater than sorrow," and others say
"Nay, sorrow is the greater."
But I say unto you, they are inseparable.
Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board,
remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.
Verily, you are suspended like scales between sorrow and joy.
One of the things that came to mind today, as I gazed at our
little Harper girl was, “I can’t believe I made you.” And I was immediately reminded of the
thoughts I had when I first laid eyes on our tiny boy, our hero, “I can’t
believe I did this to you.” Both
thoughts came from intense love for my babes…one from sorrow…one from joy. Either way, both the sorrow and the joy…and
the babes are worth it all.
Precious : )
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you! Love the necklace!