There We Are

Sometimes, a single moment can reenergize you. I had one yesterday.

Jesse and I were going to meet my brother at the movie theatre to see Jurassic World. When we left our home, it was barely raining. By the time we got to the theatre it. was. pouring. Of course we found a nice parking spot as far away from the door as possible. No problem, I had an umbrella. 

Didn't matter. The rain was coming down horizontal! As soon as I stepped out of the car my shoes were filled with water. By the time we made it to the door, we were soaked. My brother was inside and said, "movie is sold out." cue the blank stares. We had just trudged through a torrential downpour for this movie. Of course none of us really wanted to stay for the next showing so we decided to call it a wash. 

We huddled together and headed back out into rain. There was really nothing else to do but laugh. What kind of goofballs get out in that kind of weather to go to the movies?! 

We made it back to the car and we just couldn't help but laugh at ourselves some more. We were drenched, head to toe. 

It was actually a pretty miserable moment but also so fun. Sometimes it's easy to feel lost in the daily shuffle. Parenting, cancer, work, life. It's hard not to feel like you're going through the motions sometimes. 

It was so refreshing to have this moment. A "there we are!" moment. My husband and I are still madly in love and can have a fun time spending 5 minutes in the rain together. 

Unimaginable

I had actually planned to post about joy and suffering but it'll have to wait.

Today, my heart is so heavy. I heard about a story. Randy Rogers (ya, know, the band guy) had a baby girl recently. Rumer Rain only lived a few days. Sadly, their baby girl passed away. A seemingly healthy baby, just gone. They discovered some rare brain condition after birth. 

My heart just hurts for this family. For any family going through this. I cannot imagine a deeper, soul crushing pain. I have literally been thinking about it all day. Besides a spouse perhaps, losing a child has got to be the worst heartache. 

I think the only thing worse would be what happened to another poor family a few weeks ago. Families vacationing in New Braunfels were devastated when their vacation home was uprooted by floodwaters and smashed into a bridge. Only one survivor was found. That poor man. I'll bet a part of him wishes he had died with his family. Wife, gone. Kids, gone. There are two little children still missing. I think that would be worse. Dead and missing. He may never have the chance to say goodbye. Every day he has to think about his kids out in the elements. Where are they? If their deaths alone didn't drive him crazy, I'm sure the where thoughts would. I think it's safe to say I would be out there day and night searching. 

So today, I longed for my own baby. I wanted to hold her tighter, longer. I wanted to soak her up in a deeper way than every other day. I wanted to see her. I knew she was just fine at daycare but I wanted to see for myself. 

Love your babies. Hug them. Kiss them. Praise them. Raise them. Teach them. Enjoy the time you have.

The loss of a child is a pain I hope to God we never have to endure. It would break me.

Meeting Milestones!

Man have we been busy! Seems there's never a free moment around here.

Our sweet girl is 6 months old! SIX! I cannot even believe it. It seems like she's been here for just a short period and forever all at the same time. Little lady is 19lbs 1oz and 26.25" long. 

Here's what she has been up to:

Solid food! Daddy wanted to dabble in the purée business so we read up and started cooking. We started with green beans and carrots. Green beans were most definitely not her favorite. Carrots got a bit of a better review. 

Baby girl was also dedicated at church! It was a beautiful day. We had a small family get together before the church service. We had BBQ and cake and just enjoyed the company. I hope we can foster a committed relationship for Wesleigh with God. We are so blessed to be entrusted with her and want her to know that there is always someone there for her. It is so important to us for her to know Christ.

And most recently, we have a crawler! Yes, she's mobile! We better get to baby proofing.

I can't even describe the mixed emotions. It's so unreal to see this little person growing and learning new things. But it's also so bittersweet because she's not our tiny little baby anymore. Time is flying! #proudparents