12/22/2024
I wonder how much he’ll teach us.
There’s so many insights I have about growing up. How I learned to be confident when I wasn’t. How I learned to lead. How equally important it was to follow.
What traditions I want to pass down from my parents. What quirks will he inherit or pick up from Kevin and I.
I don’t stop to reflect much because it’s all just happening. Week 28, 29, 30… only to sit and write this now am I hit with how hope I feel. How much gratitude is pouring from my thoughts.
It feels like a huge pot overflowing with my best ingredients, this stew of lessons…I’ve been cooking and cooking for years. But I want to be careful to serve only what’s needed for the time that it’s needed. And then to know it will only go so far then it’s up to him. To love enough to let go. To nurture…to encourage…to support.
It’s such a crazy feeling to see them as infants then all the way as adults. In my heart at least. For now it’s a wonderful gift this holiday to baby moon with my best friend and have my sister photograph these very moments.
For now it’s counting the days and the kicks.
-love mama and papa
