My mom like all moms has been giving me advice for years. One of the things that my mom has always said was that I would feel closer to my husband after we had a baby than I have yet in marriage. Now, most people know that Jay and are very close and much of that can be accounted for by us growing up together through high school and college, so I was reluctant to believe her. Since we have been married we have had many experiences that helped us to continue to grow closer; everything from moving ten hours away from home, to working at a church, to demolishing and remodeling a kitchen. These things have been trying and rewarding, but like most things in life, this is what makes you grow closer together.
Well mom was right! Charlotte has been with us for one week and one day and I have never felt closer to my husband than I have over the past couple of days. From the beginning of labor with him by my side encouraging me to the recovery process that we have gone through after birth. It is amazing how you instantly become a family unit. I know that we were a family before Charlotte, but we had never had to rely so much on each other than we have had to over the past week. I have been absolutely amazed by Jay. I am well aware that some of these feelings might be my hormones, and maybe that is why women have them, but I have never felt so content, relaxed and filled with purpose.
It is so exciting for both of us to go through the same emotions of excitement, amazement and awe by what we have been given. Yesterday we celebrated Charlotte’s one week birthday with a long walk and funfetti cupcakes. We have always said that when we have kids that both of us would just need to make it through the first six months until we felt truly comfortable, oh how we were wrong. It was amusing to watch us both get a little emotional on how quickly a week had passed and how we think time is already moving a little to quickly for our liking.
Needless to say our family has been so truly blessed.
-melissa