Eric is an amazing man. Some may know that he was a but nervous when we found out we were pregnant. He is man who loves to plan and when this pregnancy came before we anticipated it, he was nervous we weren't ready - emotionally, physically, financially. I was too, I have to admit. I got really excited really fast though as I started to feel my body change with the pregnancy. He took a little longer because I'm sure it took a little longer for him to get to parts thy were fun.
When he first started to be able to feel her move his face would just light up and I knew that as scared as he was, or felt he needed to be for us, he was very excited.
Through all my sick days he was a huge help. Through all our classes and appointments he was a great obsorber of information and asker of questions. He went on many a shopping trip with me, and consoled me as I stood in the aisles (on more than one occasion) and cried because I felt like we weren't ready, and didn't know if we would be on time. Through my whole pregnancy I really started to feel like Eric and I were becoming a family. We'd always been good friends, then we became best friends, then I really loved him, but now he's my everything. Being married to him has taught me lots and helped me to progress, and now having a family with him will only do those more.
The evening Cecelia joined our little family is one I will never forget. Eric and I grew together over time, but instantly she was ours. Eric instantly became a father. The minute she was born he was in love with her. We both thought we wanted a boy first in all our attempts to plan our family, but this baby girl has shown me an Eric that I just cannot get enough of. I'm sure any baby would have done the same thing, but now I just can't picture our family with anyone but her.
Eric has grown so attached to his baby girl, and it has strengthened our relationship as well. Have the exhaustion and stress caused some tension? Yes of course they have, that's only natural. But in the quiet and peaceful moments our little home is filled with more love than it can even hold. This week as she has started to be more alert and to interact with us more, it's hard to not feel like we've been sent one of the good ones. She has such a sweet spirit and gentle disposition. Helping her to grow physically, mature spiritually and achieve all the potential that's stored up inside that little body right now is an adventure that I cannot wait to take with Eric.
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