cross another one off the list

i've been keeping a mental list of all the friends and family who are pregnant at the same time as us. it's a pretty long list, let me tell you. and each time someone has their baby, i think i mentally draw a line through their names and look to see who is next on the list. i don't draw a line to cross them off the list like you would a task on a to-do list, but more as an excitement for them and for the person next on the list. of course, my name is at the bottom. and each time someone above me has their baby, it gets one person closer to when it's my turn.

so, joe and i visited our friends jesse and holly in chicago this weekend. they had their baby, a BEAUTIFULLY HANDSOME little guy named owen. owen was born last week, and it was amazing to see jesse and holly with their son. but i'll admit that while i was enjoying our visit, i mentally realized that i moved up a notch on my list. which is exciting....and ridiculously scary too. i am going to be someone's mom. forever. and i have to deliver that someone....even scarier.

but thankfully, people like jesse and holly make it seem not quite so scary. and they make the possibilities of having a child even more exciting than they already are. it was so amazing to see them with owen.....to hear them talk about his arrival and to see them caring for him and loving him. seeing them (and the rest of you who have bravely gone into parenthood before us) as parents gets me super excited to be a parent myself.....which is good, because the list is definitely getting shorter!!!