Big Ben

Ben is so sweet and we all love that he's joined our little family. These past three weeks have been happy, thrilling, exhausting, painful, hazy.....
I came across the following quote a little while ago and it's come to mind a number of times in the past while:
"Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes, and adversity is not without comforts and hopes." - Francis Bacon
I've struggled with my recovery from the delivery and am still having a hard time with feeding Ben but the difficulties are wonderfully overshadowed by the blissful comforts and hopes of having this little one in my arms.

"Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multifuly thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children..." Genesis 3:16
I don't know why the sorrow was mentioned but not the joy. It just seems like the two are married when it comes to motherhood. From the very beginning to the very end. Children come and there's sorrow, children leave and there's sorrow and I guess that's just the price women have to pay to be able to taste the joy that comes from raising children. Sooooo worth it!

Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist,
directs you where to go.
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why.
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time.
It's something unpredictable,
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

So take the photographs,
and still-frames in your mind.
Hang it on the shelf of
good health and good time.

For what it's worth, it was worth all the while.
It's something unpredictable,
but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.
-Green Day