A New Flame

When I was pregnant with Bennett, I had a conversation with a library patron about growing families. She said that having another child was like lighting a candle from another flame. The first flame does not diminish any when you light the second, and the second isn't any smaller than the first. They end up equal, but different.

I've added a third flame and though this is totally true again, I find that the flames are glowing brighter than ever. I look upon my (existing) children with new eyes. Soon, too soon, Owen will be as big and capable and intelligent as these two are. Weren't they just this small? Wasn't I just worrying and fretting over nursing them? Those are the eyes I used to gaze into while they drank, whose tiny hands I held.

We have our issues. Maddie is finding her "Trombley Temper". Bennett suddenly has forgotten how to do things he's been able to do for a long time, in response to me not being as available as before. Owen is unreliable in the eating department. This makes planning of any kind really difficult. But I watch them interact with one another and know that this was (mostly) worth it.

A New Chapter

I have been without a computer or internet (with the exception of my husbands Droid) for three months...So much has happened in that short amount of time, so many things I wanted to say and was unable. This pregnancy had gotten me exhausted to the point of no return, but thankfully, that chapter in my life is over.

Owen Henry was born April 3, 2010 at 12:01 pm after 7 hours of labor. He weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. In the week that we've been home, he's fallen into place in our family like he was always there.