For A Moment All The World Was Right

Last night and this morning brought me back to a happy place.

Not to say I was lost in the deep, dark depths of despair or anything, but a certain heaviness has been weighing on my heart as of late.

Yesterday after about a week of constant dark skies and rain, the glorious sun made a long awaited appearance.

Amazing how the warmth and light alone of that fire ball in the sky can do a soul some good.

Plus, it was date night.

Sometimes you just really need a night out on the town with the man you love.

So we ate yummy Mexican food and went to a baseball game.

Just the two of us.

And the weather was amazing!

Seventy degrees, low humidity, and just perfect.

We drove through old neighborhoods oohing and awing over old homes, and dreaming about our future with the windows rolled down and the feel of summertime on our cheeks.

Really, just what I needed.

Then this morning we woke up and got things done.

Does anything beat the feeling of crossing things off the to-do list?

Especially when you are doing it with your husband and the sun is shining?

I think not.

Then there's this girl.

Even though the "girls are full of drama" comments are becoming reality in this household, she really does make everything in the world seem right.

She is so full of personality right now, and her dad and I spend the evenings after she is sweetly tucked in bed reminiscing about her every move.

She thinks she is so big, and most days I think she is right.

At her 15 month appointment (she will be 16 months next week!) she checked out great and was happy until the shots of course.  One in each leg and arm is enough to push any of us over the edge.

Her numbers were 23.6 lbs, 31 inches (50% for both), and she is measuring up right on target developmentally.

I know this picture is a lot blurry, but she is just so happy in it!  Her love for life is contagious and when I allow myself to partake of it I am so much happier in return.

She loves to jabber, read books, go outside, wear necklaces, feed and love and take care of her baby, and love her giraffe "Gigi".

It seems like she learns a new word everyday and loves to mimic everything we do and say.

It's amazing how one minute she can make me so frustrated and the next I am smitten all over again.

That's the power of a child, I guess.

Of course we can't forget about #2

I can't believe I am already in trimester #2!

Just like everyone says, this time around is really flying by.

I have been a little on edge and a little all over the place with my emotions regarding this pregnancy.

The pain that so many of my friends are feeling due to losing children, miscarriages, and infertility has been so prominent in my mind recently that I have had a hard time feeling anything but anxious or guilty when I thought of this little life inside of me.

But this week we went to the doctor and heard the perfect melody of it's heartbeat and I remembered that this is such a joyful time.

A miracle is taking place and I deserve to rejoice in it.

And so even this little soul, who I still can't feel  moving and who sometimes makes me want to vomit, helped me to again remember that life is oh so sweet.

I'm so glad to back in my happy place.