When I was younger I used to tell my dad that I wanted to move to one of the Carolina's because it's warmer there... I'm not sure why I picked those states - I still have never been to either one. I always say I'm a poor excuse for a native North Dakotan because I get so miserable in the cold. I really cannot tolerate it. My college GPA suffered a bit because of it. I think I've gotten a little better/less wimpy since moving to MN in 2005.
So normally I might not be so excited at the presence of winter, and cold, and snow. But today... today is amazing. The first snowfall is so beautiful, and so momentous. I was up in the middle of the night and saw the snow...I was as giddy as a child. This morning I lay snuggling with Scarlet, looking out the window at the falling snow, and feeling our baby kick. It was so much goodness wrapped into one moment. I savored it. I have been waiting for this day... for the snow... because now we are in the season that the baby will be born.
We are really kicking it into high gear with baby preparations. Today Robbie is painting our bedroom... we are staying in it, but it needs an update. And after all the bed rest and countless hours spent in there, I need a new version for this new chapter. We've moved Scarlet's bedroom upstairs which has been a big change for her, but she is doing so well! Some nights the only thing that keeps her up there are her princess and tinkerbell nightlights, but hey - whatever works. We are really proud of her.
I get a little emotional moving our new baby into Scarlet's old room... because Scarlet has been my lifeline for so long. She is still my baby, and now a new little lovebug is taking her room. Today Robbie and I agreed - how will we ever love this new baby as much as we love Scarlet? I mean, how is it possible? It's so overwhelmingly sweet thinking about generating that much more love for another person... when I feel like I am already bursting at the seams.
“Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive; enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make the most of what you have. It is later than you think.”
Horace
