Well...we got the house!! I am so thankful and excited to be moving closer to Joey's office. This new house has more square footage and two additional bedrooms, which means aside from everyone getting a bedroom we have an office AND a whole separate playroom for the kids!
I. AM. SO. HAPPY.
On the flip side...with moving comes packing. It's amazing how much stuff you accumulate over time. I started packing this past weekend and have already dropped off 3 full car loads of donations!
Amidst all the packing, though, a smiling heart moment happened.
I have a handful of boxes in our garage labeled "Jessica's memories" and this weekend I was going through probably the best one of all. It was the box that had my "child" in it from when I was little. I say child instead of baby doll because I treated her like she was alive. Her name is Clara after the little girl in the Nutcracker. I had gotten her for Christmas from my Grandma Joy. I would put real preemie diapers on her, real baby clothes, and would swaddle her to keep her warm. She was my baby and being a mom was something I took seriously and utterly enjoyed even at a young age.
Fast forward to this weekend when I found her in that box. The whole reason I had saved her was for when/if I had a daughter of my own. So, I pulled her out and showed her to Bellamy. Bellamy grabbed her from me and I feel like pictures can only describe what happened after that.
The emotion she showed toward my Clara doll brought me to tears. Tears of joy. It reminded me of how I used to feel about her. My heart was definitely smiling.
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