little Kate

What a joy little Kate is to our family!  Today I am having special-time with Nora and my new niece.  Mom and Dad are still in Tucson on their little get-away, and after spending 2 days in Tucson myself with Timarie Lambros and Britt McKenna (two of my close girlfriends), I am now back in Phoenix before I go back home tomorrow.  I can’t believe how this little girl has entered our lives and already brought us so much joy and fun!  Nora is definitely my new hero–she is amazingly calm, patient, and humble in this new venture.  Every day is an adventure, every hour is a sacrifice, and every minute is focused on someone other than herself.  All these years, I have babysat and cared for children, but never have I gotten to witness “up close and personal” the tiring repitition of feeding, changing diapers, and putting a newborn to sleep….wow, I’m so glad that I just get to be “Tante Em”! So, Nora gladly gave me a honey-do list, which I was more than happy to handle: make her breakfast, run errands to Target, get her a cappachino at Starbucks, fold laundry, do dishes, create a baby slideshow for her blog and mine, help her clean off Kate’s belly-button, clean the pool, and in a couple hours, accompany her for Kate’s first appointment with the doctor.  Travis is back at work today, too, so it’s nice to help serve Nora since she would otherwise have been home alone.  Tomorrow, I come back to MD.  I have to say, tears have already come to my eyes a couple times, as I think about how sad it is that I won’t be here to watch Kate day in and day out.  The older I get, the more I realize how precious time, life, and family really are….and missing all those “firsts” will be such a bummer.  That is why I am super-excited that my new job starts next Monday, which means that I can start saving for a new MAC that has the live video-chat capabilities!!!  Woohoo!!  That way, Nora and I can hang out “in person” even though we are across the country!  Praise God for awesome technology.

 

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