A Year Ago Today

It was exactly one year ago today that I learned that my belly had become the Dutch oven. Of course at the time I thought it was Ivy Mae incubating in there, but I'm sure she'll come along soon enough. I read an old journal entry I wrote about it and I was so excited and enthusiastic. Nothing had happened yet to make me feel bad at all. I hadn't had any morning sickness yet. I hadn't yet gone to the doctor who asked me if I had gotten pregnant "on purpose" because I was "only" 24. That day was very near perfect.

Today was very near perfect too. Dutch was a happy guy the whole day long and fell right to sleep when we put him in his crib. There was no crying or fussiness, he just smiled and laughed and fell asleep. I'm such a lucky mama.