8-8-08

Does anyone know what they were doing 1 yr ago today? I think I was working. Anyone else? The Olympics started in China 1 yr ago today! I'm not a big Olympics person, its not that I'm not interested in them, if something else is on TV I'd probably watch the something else. But last year, the Olympics were the start of something huge for me - and I wasn't even aware of it. I also had no idea that I'd be watching the Olympics last year on top of it!

I was 34 weeks pregnant, and looking forward to what was to come. Mark was in the process of interviewing w/ the Journey, and we weren't telling anyone. Talk about a huge secret! 

'Well, we might be moving to NYC . . '

We were getting ready to have a baby, and possibly move - just some minor changes going on! Looking back, I'm amazed @ how well I did w/ all that.

I was about a month and 1/2 away from having a baby, working, enjoying the ever growing bump in front of me, and trying to get things done and prepared for this new little one, and them welcomed into our home, and lives.

 

I never once though - maybe baby will come sooner than we expect. I was just reading a post I wrote 1 yr ago today - I can't believe its already been a year! Take a look @ this post - I had to laugh! We really had nothing finished or ready - no bag for the hospital, no clothes to being baby home in, nothing! - did you catch the last part about getting a car seat? Mark went to babies R us and got the car seat the day before Kaia was born - of course we had no idea she was going to come the next day. It wasn't even out of the box when we left for the hospital! Rick, Marks dad, had to go to our house, and get it so we could take Kaia home! 

How things change - how life has a way of putting your focus back on the important things family, relationships, God - not in that order.

I remember what I was doing 1 yr ago to day - I was headed to work, and focused on getting 'prepared' and 'getting things together' and 'setting things up' - nesting! - have no idea that w/ in less than a week my whole life would be changing forever. 

For me, these next couple of days are going to be a lot of reminiscing, and thinking back, and watching Kaia - really watching and studying her, looking @ all the ways she's growing, and becoming such a 'big' girl, not just a little baby anymore. 

This is my life now - as a mom, as a wife, as a NYC girl - I'm sure next year @ this time, I'm going to have a lot more to reflect on! This is enough for now -