How Can it Be?

It was 5:00 in the morning, and I was wide awake.  Kevin was awake, too.  Now that's really saying something, isn't it?  We were both nervous and excited.  We were both ready and completely unprepared at the same time.  But nonetheless, there we were, in the living room of our 2 bedroom duplex taking pictures of both our bellies before going to the hospital to have our first baby. 

That was 10 years ago. 10 years!  How can that possibly be??

Hannah was feisty from day 1.  I called my mom in tears within the first week, because I just couldn't get her to stop crying.  One of the first things Kevin told his family about her was, "I think we've got ourselves a bit of a crier".  If she wasn't nursing, or being held, the only way we found to get her to stop screaming was by having her in her bouncy chair...on vibrate...in the bathroom...with the exhaust fan on...and the faucet running on full blast.  Needless to say, we had some high water/electricity bills for a while.  But her chunky, round self sure was adorable!

Since that time she has had SO many moments of anger, meanness, sarcasm, and attitude.  But she has had EVEN MORE moments laughter, creativity, wit, fun, beauty, surprising athleticism, smiles, and unending love.  She has an unparalleled ability to drive me nuts and push every button that I have.  But she can also make me laugh and smile like nobody else.  She is simply the best little girl that I know!!!

But my little girl's not so little anymore.  She's had a whole decade of life on this earth.  And I'm both excited and absolutely terrified to see what the next decade will hold for her!  Fingers crossed that she doesn't drive me to alcoholism or the looney bin along the way!

Age 5 months

Age 10

 

Age 20 ???

 

I LOVE MY HANNAH!!