This day last year was one of the saddest days of my life. My mom left Seattle after spending 2 weeks with us waiting for Wesley to make his appearance. I cried all the way home from the airport. My mom and I tried everything, within reason, to get Wesley out... but he didn't budge. In addition to walking several miles a day we got to take in a lot of the Seattle sites. I wish I would have taken the time to stop focusing on Wesley not coming while she was here and just enjoyed spending time with her. We still had a good time all things considered, I was just terrified to have a baby without her. How would I get through labor, recovery, and raising a child without my mom? I consider myself a very independent person, but even writing about how terrified I was at that moment makes me tear up.
I went into labor on July 12th... less than 24 hours after she left. Wesley has a wicked sense of humor. I can tell..or maybe he knew that's what Tony and I needed. We got through labor, we got through recovery, and now we've almost made it through the first year. No it hasn't been easy, but we've done it. We've done it living across the country from our family and friends. This year has made us stronger individuals and stronger as a family. We have each other. And when everything else doesn't work out the way us type-A personalities want, in the end that's all we really need.
Wow--I had no idea your mom had to leave before Wes came, I'm so sorry! My parents weren't there for Natalie's birth either, but that's because I wanted it just Michael and me--and I'm glad we did it that way. It was hard living across country, too--I can totally empathize, but we did it! You're so strong! Now, figure out a way to come back to NC so we can all be together :-)
ReplyDeleteYou all have really done an amazing job. As sad as it makes us to be so far away and missing all of you SOOO much, it has been wonderful to see how well you have transitioned into parenthood. We love you!
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