Permission....

Dreams...

There was a drunk/drug driving incident and a grandpa took his granddaughter, who was involved in the incident, to look at the car in the junk yard. He was trying to teach her a gentle lesson as her mom was afraid she wasn't affected by the wreck. He told her when he was in Vietnam, thinking about his wife, his family, his future...that she was his dream. He said he dreamt of her (and the rest of his grandchildren) and she did not have his permission to take that dream away from him.

I hope that someday, Sydney, you will know without a shadow of a doubt what a dream come true our pregnancy with you and the day of your birth were to mommy and me.

As you grow older Sydney...remember that you do NOT have permission to take our dreams away.

We love you with all our heart, all our soul, all of our everything.

Momma & Mommy

Cruising???

Why was it so difficult for Kristin and I to realize that our newborn who seemingly just turned into an official infant is now in Cruiser's-size diapers???

For those who don't know what a Cruiser is, it's Pamper's brand of diaper for the infants who are no longer in the Swaddler's diaper. To me, the word swaddle makes me think of a sweet, innocent little newborn or even an infant. The word Cruiser makes me think of a baby who is on the go, toddling around. Not our sweet, little baby! She can't be that big already!!!

I'm not sure how we're going to handle Sydney's growth spurts in the future but I will tell you, our breakdown in the Wal-Mart baby section was not pretty.