It was one year ago today that we were anticipating little baby Magdalene's birth which you can read about here. We were so excited to be having a little girl. We wondered what she would look like, how she would change our family, how she would fill our lives.
And she certainly has. As the mother of a one child already, you wonder how you will possibly love another child as much as your first. Somehow it doesn't make sense that if your attention is divided, so must your love? But that is the funny thing about love isn't it? It's not a number dividable. It's not fractioned out. You just love them all without that love being thinned or stretched at all. And, at least for us, it has made my husband and I closer and more connected and in love through all the piles of frustrations and steep learning curves, the myriad sleepless nights, the divided attentions and extra duties. Somehow that makes us rely on each other, lean into each others' strengths and adore each other just a little bit more. It's like adding gold or silver thread to a tapestry--the whole weaving is all the more beautiful and intricate for it.
As we inch closer to that 1st birthday, it is unbelievable to me how fast a year has gone. I feel like in some ways it has just slipped all too quickly without me realizing it. Suddenly it was time for Magdalene to be sitting up, time to start solids, time to pop teeth and talk and nearly walk. I remember waiting and watching and waiting like a diligent mother hen for Gabriel, anticipating each moment, wondering and worrying what I could be doing to make it all happen, as if I had some big role to play. And somehow with Magdalene, it has all happened so effortlessly, without the unnecessary poking and prodding and anticipation. And maybe it's partly to do with having an older brother who teaches her everything.
Magdalene, your entrance into this world and into our lives has changed us. It has stretched us and help us grow, it has brightened our lives. You are such a mischievous, sweet, tenderhearted little soul who is simultaneously tough as nails when you need to be. We love you! Happy Almost Birthday.
xo Mama and Dad
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