Thank God for the babies!

It's amazing how quickly life can change on you. A year ago, I was hitting the Billy Blanks tapes hard trying to get into shape for my wedding! Now, I can't seem to eat enough as I try to nourish our baby boy who is due to arrive in this world in January 2009. If someone had told me 10 years ago, or even 5 years ago, that a baby of my own was on the agenda, I would have laughed until I cried with thoughts this might not be medically possible.

Life has been an interesting journey, that's for certain. I am most struck by the impact children, all children, can have on your life. Or at least that's the story of mine.

After hitting the 30 mark, I truly believed that I would fill my life with work, friends and travel and would forever be on my own. It was a wonderful journey and I had no complaints. And then, this man walked into my life. Not just any man, a man with 2 young children. Very young children. I'm not sure who I fell for first, my husband or the ever adorable C and C, ages 4 and 3. The thought of being part of their lives, with mom in the picture, scared the crap out of me. But every day with them was a discovery of myself. How something at work that seemed so important became trivial when the time came to play on "spidy" or "jaguar mountain," the blanket and pillow pile on the sofa. How the thought of taking a simple splinter out of a finger became a major operation performed with great care when considering the perspective of the 4 year old who had fallen off the monkey bars and brought a piece of wood inside with him. How frustrated I become when mom fails to live up to my expectations and how I pray daily for the strength to be the best stepmom I can be. I am completely smitten and my daily struggle to climb the corporate ladder has now been replaced (for the most part) with my daily struggle to provide a safe and nurturing environment for my 3 babies!