April 4, 2008

April 4. 3 years ago, I was getting ready to go into the hospital to give birth to my son. I was nervous, I had no idea how to be mom to a boy-I had 2 little girls already, couldn't I just have a 3rd girl, and be done? But then again, Cory needed his boy-you could tell. He adores our girls, but something in him needed a boy. So, here we were, getting ready to have our boy. I had no idea the scare that awaited me following his birth, the heart-stopping moments when they couldn't find his heartbeat, or the year following when I'd learn more than I ever wanted to know about nebulizers, pulse oxes, percussory treatments, and CLD (chronic lung disease). And now, my baby boy is getting ready to no longer be a baby. He's growing up on me, getting healthier and cuter every day of his life. And I feel so blessed to get to watch him.

Caught this shot of my guys watching a train go by the other day, and something about it melted my heart. Maybe it's the closeness I feel, my little man's tiny hand resting on his daddy's big strong chest. I think these moments are part of the reason my DH wanted a boy, so I thought I'd post it on our precious son's 3rd birthday post.

85mm. ss/10000, f/2.2, ISO 200.