Family

[S] As it must be pretty obvious right now, I've been learning a lot about "family" in my life. I guess "family" is something that surrounds me all the time, but isn't always in the forefront of my observations. My parents have always tried to emphasize the importance of family and spending time together as a family, but like many other life lessons, I needed to figure it out on my own.

While G was still residing in my belly, I was sure that once she came out, I would be content spending just time with her and (no offense to M) would not really long for time with all three of us together. However, it is just the opposite. Now that G is out and I've witnessed the interactions between the three of us, I constantly long for time with the entire family together. Yep - me, M, and G time. Why? I love watching M take care of G and how we pass G along to each other to make sure she gets enough mother and father time. I love how G will spread joy to both of us through her facial expressions and smiles (whether or not they appear from the relief of passing gas). I love how M and I can still communicate to each other about our feelings and how G has been affecting our lives.

It's so interesting, I pretty much expected my love for G to come in, no matter how strongly it came. However, I did not predict my love for my family to come in that much stronger.