I remember it so well.
I was two days away from my scheduled C-section with Anistyn. I opened my pantry door to grab a box of cereal ... and ants! Everywhere. Ants. It had happened overnight. Jared had forgotten to close a bag of shredded coconut, and they found it. Oh, did they find it! Without hesitation, I took EVERYTHING out of the pantry, wiped away all the ants ... and then proceeded to re-paint the shelves and walls of our entire pantry ... to get rid of their trail, or their tracks, or whatever it was that would make them think they were welcome in our pantry. Then I called our pest guy, explained the situation, and the psychotic state that I was in ... and he was standing at our door an hour later. I was very pregnant ... I was very crazy ... and two days later I was very dilated ... so much that my doctor was shocked that I hadn't already gone into labor. He asked me what I had been up to ... "Ohhhh, just, you know, the usual deranged nesting type stuff."
But two days after the ant fiasco ... there she was!
And two years after the ant fiasco ... here she is!
I still waste an inordinate amount of time wishing everything could just stand still for a minute ... so I could savor this ... drink up every last drop ... but I've come to realize how impossible that is ... so I let it just wash right over me ... and smile ... and maybe do a blog post so that one day I'll be able to remember that right now, Anistyn's favorite thing to say is, "Anistyn! No!"
She's turning 2 on Saturday. She doesn't really need my help as much as she used to ... and she doesn't need your help either, so if you would kindly remove your hand from her left cheek ...
She's feisty ... and stubborn ... and screams so loud that I've made an appointment with an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor because something is seriously wrong with my right ear ... I think it's broken.
But when she's not too busy screaming, or running in the opposite direction that you're wanting her to go ... she's irresistibly sweet ...
... and every single day I feel blessed beyond belief to have her in our family.
3 comments:
She's pretty rad Lor! You are so blessed. She is still a baby - she really is.
BTW, Ashy's shirt - So Cute - she really is so adorable!
She is quite the screamer! But that won't last forever, so maybe you should try and savor that too! All your girls are adorable Lori, just like their mom!
Happy Birthday, Anistyn!
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