"There's just no accounting for happiness, or the way it turns up like a prodigal who comes back to the dust at your feet having squandered a fortune far away." (Jane Kenyon)

Friday, October 10, 2008

Happy Birthday, Baby Love!

Charlotte is three years old today. I really don't deserve her; no, really, I
don't. I groaned with complaint the entire nine months (and one week late)
of the pregnancy, so angry and bitter that I was having another baby--what an
inconvenience and headache! We were still in graduate school, broke,
no laundry, no space, barely managing a three and one-yr-old, tired of
diapers, no sleep, the juggling. Even through the labor and delivery I didn't
want her--nooooooooo!!!!--but, as soon as she came out, well, she's made
me the happiest of women. She's the love of my life, my special present. So,
lesson hopefully learned:

Sometimes we really don't know anything.

4 comments:

'Cole said...

Oh, Ann, what a moving tribute to your youngest. I miss your family!

kto1s said...

I still remember the day you told me your were pregnant. Shock! And if she isn't the most beautiful little thing. Truly--people pay big bucks for that, she MUST be in an ad of some sort!!

Oh, and I made your plum cake. Sinfully delicious, as all your recipes are!

kto1s said...

I hate myself when I don't edit before hitting "send"! Nuts...

Jules said...

I remember that all!! And I have decided that because she and Luke were just a couple weeks apart (and both a week late) they should be betrothed. What do you say? He's pretty cute.

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