Funny How I Forget

It's funny how after already doing it twice I still forgot how demanding a newborn is.

I somehow forgot about that way my back is in one big knot for the first 2 months of the child's life, because they cry for reasons that I don't understand (and yes... he cries a lot!)

I somehow forgot how painful it is to feed my baby.

I forgot about that sinking feeling I get when I finally crawl into bed after getting the baby down only to hear a shriek 5 minutes later.

I forgot that my emotions are so out of control that I cry all the time. (I cry everytime I think about how Aaron is returning to his 80+ hour work week tomorrow!)


But then.....

I also didn't quite remember that rush of love that I feel the first time I hold my baby.

I forgot about how everything else becomes unimportant as I set the world aside and focus on nothing but my family.

I forgot the way the atmosphere in our home is changed by the addition of a new little spirit.

I forgot about that phenomenon of staring into my babies eyes and feeling that he understands things about God that I have forgotten.

I forgot that there is nothing sweeter than having a new baby join our family.