11 months of gratitude

Foster tomorrow you will be eleven months. It's amazing to me how fast this year has gone. Those first few months that were so difficult for all three of us. Growing out of an unsteadiness. Getting to know your big beating heart. Your smile unwinds us. You scoot yourself back into my lap. Looking up at me with a grin. Leaning back into me with no fear in the world. That I will catch you. We will always catch you Foster. As you take your first steps we hold your hand and cheer you on. Each time you smile I am grateful. Astounded that you are ours. You have made me look at the world a little differently. At your daddy and at God a lot differently. I think a part of myself believed I was broken in a way and with you in my life I think I am whole. You are the best piece of our puzzle.