Such support and nice words!

I have never been in such a supporting and nurturing environment. Not that the people I'm surrounding myself with has changed, but I think that just having gone through such a trying time/experience, it has brought out the supportive nature of people around me. Since so many of you know what we go through as mothers (I still can't believe I'm putting myself in that category!), we feel that being supportive, even though we may not want to admit we are selling OURSELVES short in the same light, is the only way we CAN be with others going through the same thing. We always think that others who have gone before and after us are heroes and have gone through something immense (even though our experiences are all different in some way), we (well, some of us) still play down what we, ourselves, went through. However, reading all of your responses and knowing what each of you went through straight from the horses mouth, and knowing what I went through myself, that's the only thing we can do, is be supportive of each other. I have received so much support from Chuck that it's unbelievable and so appreciated! I see my situation, that the only real pain I felt was the first three hours when it felt like one, long, horrible menstrual cramp, I feel like I got off easy compared to a lot of you. But then, like I said, all of our experiences differ in some way. We each have our own ideas of what the worst part of labor, or pregnancy in some cases, was/is. But we also all have the same outcome: the wonderful, FIRST additions to our families and in most cases the first of many (or few, as most of us will have it). Tiana, Lauren, Angie, Kami, and, I think my client Lesley reads this from time to time and is pregnant with her first (!!!YAY!!!)...we are the new generation of the readily taken (in many cases) epidural and the readily given c-section (for good reason), but it's still our mothers' labor and delivery and outcome. And the outcome is the most important part, a little human who we hope to have the most influence on in our lives for so many reasons, who we hope will grow up to fill many roles in our lives and the lives of others around them. For Chuck and I, we hope Aaron will be a good person, a child of God, and someone who will share those attributes with others around him. We should all give each other a vitual "high-five" and know that, no matter what, we will all be there for each other.

Alright, enough of that sentimental crap (just kidding)! Aaron turned two months old yesterday! We went to Starbucks to celebrate. Looks like he had a great time!