Hanging with the Hamiltons: Crazy how time flies...

On my way into work today it hit me like a ton of bricks - Wow, Adrian will be nine months tomorrow! She is the same age as the same time it took for her to get here. I know that sounds so simplistic in nature but in reality it is amazing! It is amazing because I barely remember being pregnant - for nine long months I carried her with me everywhere that I went. I felt every kick, every hiccup and every turn that she made. I was amazed by how God could create such a miracle and how lucky I was to be on the receiving end. But today when I look at her I cannot imagine the time before her. She has had such an amazing impact on both of our lives that it makes everything before seem, well, it is hard to even remember.

These past nine months have been blissful but trying at the same time. We have had our ups and downs learning to be parents and Adrian learning to be a baby. We have all cried during sleepless nights and cried during joyous milestones that we have experienced together. At times when I am overly tired or frustrated I have to take a step back and tell myself that I should just enjoy the moment because this moment I will never have back. Rocking my baby back to sleep at 3 am last night was one of them - now when I look back I only feel how soft, warm and cuddly she felt in my arms while she fell back to sleep rather than being upset that I was up at 3 am! This is just one lesson that I have learned over the past 9 months.

If these last nine months have taught me anything they have taught me that the next nine months are going to go by too fast! To think that nine months ago my Adrian could not roll over, hold a bottle, say momma and dada, crawl, stand up, laugh, play with the dogs, feed herself puffs and dance to music is incredible! I am excited for the next nine months and every day there after but I am praying, as I imagine all parents do, that time will stand still - even just for a day. I will need to remind myself to always look for the positive, to stop and smell the babies, and to thank God everyday for all that I have been given. Here is to the next 9 months!