Terribly Terrific Two!

It's Jude's day!

He won't officially be 2 until later tonight, but as I recall, this whole day 2 years ago was about him.

I was scheduled to be induced on June 10, 2008

This is me the night before...

...and the last night that he was in my belly.
The next night, after a lot of pain, drugs and ultimately, surgery, I was finally holding my son.

He was beautiful

He was BIG

He was ours

I just wanted to stare at him all day long

To soak up the miracle of this gift

Though I knew from experience that the next few months were NOT going to be easy...

But he was still my precious child and I fell in love all over again

And now...

He is 2 years old.

How does 2 years go by so fast?

Now he is a...

...happy...

...active...

...curious...

...little boy.

And I feel so blessed to be a mother.

Happy 2nd Birthday Jude!