Our Family of Three

We may not know when Abigail is going to show her pretty little face, but we do know that this evening my mother arrives for a month long visit. As much as we are looking forward to having her around, we are also acutely aware that our daily life as a family of three is ending. In that realization we both feel a genuine sense of loss. We know that Noah will never remember these last 17 months as an only child, and the natural flow of life as we know it is about to experience a series of significant changes. In light of that, we decided to make today a special day. We grabbed pastries from Madeleine's (oh my word so good!) and headed to the park by Henry Vilas Zoo for a breakfast picnic and lots of play!We play in parks with Noah pretty frequently, but today was special and even Nick acknowledged that this was a morning he wouldn't forget easily. Noah is getting more interested in active play, but it amazes me that Noah's world is still so small. We took him out of the stroller in the middle of a huge field, not far from the playground, and all he wanted to do was play with the buckles on his stroller. When we got to the playground for at least 10 minutes he was more interested in mulch then the colorful slides and swings. However, each time he ventured farther away, his delight and his world grew a bit bigger. I am so eager to watch that develop over the next few months.This morning reminded Nick and I that though there will be days and weeks ahead of us that are stressful, our summer doesn't need to be lost to stress entirely. And, even though life is changing again, the Lord remains constant in his faithfulness to us. We see that through the way He provides for us and in Noah's face every day. There really are moments where I just can't seem to get over what a gift that is!