I Love This Person
All of those thankless, sleepless nights when she was a thankless, sleepless infant are paying off. I'm so glad I didn't send this girl back with the stork when he dropped her off on my doorstep nearly ten years ago. I might have seriously contemplated it one night when I hadn't slept in 72 hours and found myself aching, leaking, and staring into her purple, inconsolable, squalling face. Yes, I am glad I stuck it out because she finally did stop crying, and now she is a perfectly delightful companion. Yesterday my oldest girl and I had a day of fun doing nothing particularly special. I think there was a moment in the grocery store parking lot when we both looked at each other and silently thought, "I really like being with you." Then we resumed skipping toward the store in our flip flops and sunglasses (in March! I know!). Yesterday also happened to be St. Patrick's Day, so we found the traditional Irish music station on Pandora, and I made...