Congratulations You've Made It...

One illness down,  a lifetime more yet to worry about.

So we've made it through the storm, minus RSV, pneumonia, pertussis, croup or the general creeping crud that I lovingly refer to as the "daycare plague."  Little Miss is feeling quite a bit better, still hacking like a TB patient but for the most part the wheezing and sleepless nights have gone. Tonight Michael & I will fall into bed with a whoosh and a sigh and hope for 7 hours of uninterrupted sleep before our little miracle in the other room wakes.

I give credit to my fellow mom's who have dealt with undiagnosed, untreatable, and sometimes unknown illnesses that have inflicted their little ones...especially those that seemed never ending. So to all all the first time moms who have survived sleepless nights,  feelings of inadequacy, raw uncontrollable emotion, topped off with an overwhelming drowning feeling (and to the men who support, love, tolerate, and pick up our pieces), I say...Congratulations Parents!! Now can we all get together, find a baby sitter for a night and half of the following day, and get our drink on? I think we've earned it.

We have healthy, happy (okay generally happy), amazing little people in our lives who single-handedly, with just a smile, giggle, wiggle, roll, or babble have melted our hearts and turned our lives upside down. We are officially on the wildest ride of our lives and my friends, I hope you have all buckled your safety belts, put your tray tables in their full and upright positions because this ride has only just begun!

I truly look forward to continuing this journey with my partner, best friend and teammate in parenthood, Michael as well as our family who continue to love us, support us, and above all, smother little Miss with love...and to all our friends who fill our lives with love, laughter and the additional support new parents always need - the words thank you are not enough but I know that friends & family don't need thank you's to do what they do so I'll say it anyway - Thank you.

Good night little Miss...you sleep the same now as you did when you were just days old and I will never tire of watching you sleep...