Living on Love

While waiting for Kyler to get his blood drawn today at Children's Hospital. I stood up to rock him because he got a little fussy. He cuddled up and dozed off. A lady in the waiting room starting to "ohhh" and "ahh" over how sweet it is to cuddle up to a small baby as they drift to sleep. She told me she misses that and can't wait to be a grandma. We began chatting, and I found out that she has seven children and wished she could have had more but couldn't. She had an ectopic pregnancy and lost a fallopian tube and then also lost twins when she had cervical cancer which also caused her to have her other fallopian tube removed. Too much information? That was my first thought, but this lady was awesome. These experiences obviously showed her how these babies are a total miracle and blessing.

She was so unapologetic for having seven kids (why do we always feel like we have to explain when we have big families?), just simply said that she loves kids. Then, I mentioned how impressive I thought it was that she made it that far because with four I feel like I am spread pretty thin. I said, "Well, he's had a lot of health issues though, so maybe that's a good part of it." She then told me that her 13-year-old-son who was sitting with her had 23 doctors! Wow!

She said, "You can do it! It's amazing what you can do when you are driven by love."

This totally brought tears to my eyes and was such a boost to me. It is amazing how much energy you have when love is the driving force. I am so sleep deprived, but I love this baby more than anything. And maybe what I'm dealing with isn't that bad. This is temporary, and I may not have sleep fueling me, but I sure have a lot of love!