More Than a Month Later...

It's been over a month since I've posted, and I wish there was something profound that I could say about parenthood, but mostly... it's just this.  Being a mother is the most amazing and fulfilling and wonderful thing I have ever known.  Every day, I am amazed that I was chosen to be EK's mom.  She's just the most perfect bundle of perfection, and my heart catching in my throat when I look at her.  When I tell you perfection... it's no exaggeration. 

She grows and changes daily, and I just want to drink it all in, soak it up like a sponge.  I never want to forget to appreciate my time with her.

For those of you not on Twitter, we've already had our first hospital stay - four nights in the hospital with RSV.  But we're home and doing wonderfully.  EK weighed 12 lbs 12 oz at her two month "well baby" visit yesterday.  Yes, my baby is 2 months old.  Where does the time go?  Only 3 weeks of maternity leave left.  How will I ever leave her?

I want to share this with you... I downloaded this song last night, and it's a beautiful song but the lyrics are even more beautiful.

ANGEL'S LULLABY

I was never alive
'Til the day I was blessed with you.
When I hold you late at night,
I know what I was put here to do.
I turn off the world and listen to you sigh,
And I will sing my Angel's Lullaby.

Know I'm forever near,
The one you can always call.
Right now all you know to fear
Are the shadows on your wall.
I'm here close enough
To kiss the tears you cry,
And I will sing my Angel's Lullaby.

So tell me how to stop the years from racing.
Is there a secret someone knows?
I'll never catch all the memories I'm chasing.
I'll never be ready to let go.

And when the world seems cold,
And you feel that all of your strength is gone,
There may be one tiny voice,
Your reason to carry on,
And when I'm not close enough
To kiss the tears you cry,
You will sing your Angel's Lullaby.
Let this be our Angel's Lullaby.