Love at First Sight

 A wordy show & tell:

A year ago today we fell in love.  It was the first time we saw a picture of our Bubeaner: a true miracle that left us speechless.  I would not classify infertility as an easy road.  It was not the road we would have chosen for ourselves.  But through this long and sometimes quite painful journey, we have been blessed to be witnesses to life's miracles in a new way, to truly value the amazing miracle of conception and birth that may have otherwise been lost to us, and to learn that there is such a thing as love at first sight.  

John and two of his little siblings 

(whom we shall meet in heaven one day) 

Day 3 after conception...

My parents used to tell me that in order to truly value and cherish 

something you must earn it. I would never presume that we have 

"earned" our right to be parents or are more worthy than others; 

I still believe that is a gift. But I sometimes do wonder how different 

our perspective would be today were it not for infertility. Regardless, 

we are grateful for the gift of hope and renewed appreciation of life.  

And we are grateful for the stumbles, tears, losses, and pain... 

because in the end they brought us to where we are today. And as we 

watch our precious little Bubeaner sleep, play, smile, and grow, 

we give thanks and praise.

Day 368 after conception...

TRULY AMAZING!