28 October, 2011
Hope has been very quiet today, so far. Most of the morning Caeli has been on the couch telling Hope stories. Here is a pic:
They are napping there now. Caeli and Tyler are so loving it is wonderful to see.
From my journal:
29 October, 2011
Yesterday was a good day. We haven't had to give Hope any oxycodone in two days. Yesterday I decided to try lying on the couch with her instead of on my lap and it was a wonderful day.
Hope was sleepy enough so she just lay there so peaceful and content and didn't thrash once or spasm.
I told her stories about the day she was born and made up a story about a girl named Hope who went on an adventure to help some people whose water well had dried up, some other people whose wheat field had burned down and had no bread, and a family whose son had disappeared. She climbed a mountain all the way to the top even though a caterpillar, a mountain goat and a blackbird warned her that there was only a castle with a mean dragon at the top. But Hope was never afraid in all the things she went through.
Mom was there, too, and that was wonderful. She arrived an hour before Hope was born and she's been here all month, and I love it. She has been sooo helpful--doing dishes, laundry, even handing me things, fixing things, organizing things, helping in every way possible. Having her as company when Tyler is gone is so wonderful.
One thing I haven't written about is the day that Hope came into our world...
(what follows in my journal is a detailed account of Hope's birth...I won't put you through every detail, just the feelings I had about it :)...
...When I look back on that day I have the best feeling. It's a day I love to think about because I love the feeling I get. It was a sacred, special experience. Let me also say Hope's birth and getting to know her has changed how I feel about the 9 months I carried her--I loved my pregnancy, loved feeling her move and kick, and knowing she was safe--and now that I know her, I look back on those 9 months with even more tender feelings, if that is possible.
I love Hope so much. I treasure those moments and time I had with her then and have with her now so much..."
Oh how I love our Hope. I can't wait to hold her again and hear her voice and touch her head and hair and brush her cheeks and see her bright eyes. She is the most precious thing I have yet experienced and have had to hold in my entire life. I can't wait to hold you again, Hope.
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