On Friday afternoon, my son came into the world. It was a miracle and that's really the only way I know how to describe it. It was both the hardest day of my life and the most beautiful. Yes, I believe it was an even more beautiful day than the day Drew and I got married. The amount of work that went into giving birth to Gabriel made the reward of holding him in my arms for the first time the most amazing moment of my life. Drew and I both feel that the day was more special than our wedding, because it was the culmination of what happened that day as we covenanted together to become a family under God.
In any case... the last couple of days have been amazing, as well. Although they have been rough at times (like when Gabriel slept only three hours one night and cried inconsolably the rest of the time), overall, it has been absolutely incredible.
Holding the precious bundle of joy that God gave us to raise...
feeling inexplicable love for a little person I have only just met...
staring into his beautiful face as he sleeps in my arms...
having him study my face with interest...
snuggling him close as I nurse him...
hearing him breathe and make baby noises...
seeing him calm down from crying as I swaddle him...
knowing that I am his main source of food, love, and care.
Motherhood is turning out to be so much more beautiful that I could ever have dreamed.
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