Why no posts in almost two years? Life. That's why. Oh, and a sweet little Nora girl who graced us with her presence this March. Shall we rewind and catch up on the last two years?
We blinked and Claire grew up.
Just like that, she's a tiny mini me with her daddy's brown hair and my unique sense of... Independence. If I know one thing about my firstborn, it's that I'll never have to worry about her getting pushed around. It's just not. Going. To. Happen. My big girl (she's 2 now, for the record) is fiercely independent. She knows her ABCs, can count to 15, is working on potty training (insert nightmare here), rides her trike like a seasoned biker chick, navigates any Mac product better than her parents, and oh. This is a big one. Became a BIG SISTER. My baby isn't the baby anymore.
So this happened. I became a momma, again. After nine long months of waiting, the fourth Embry joined the world. Nora Grace Embry was born on Wednesday, 3.13.13 at 7:35 am. Nothing will ever compare to seeing your baby for the first time. Seeing her literally took my breath away. As for dad, he didn't get his boy, but he got a tiny mini me. She's 99% Embry, which means she's already saving for Chiefs season tickets. Although she looks like Derek birthed her himself, she is my long awaited mommas girl. I can't say I'm too disappointed.
Birth story to follow. Wait a minute... I don't think I've made good on that very promise I made two years ago when Claire was born, but I'm down to give it the old college try this time.
A million other things have happened in the last two years- bought a house, bought a Keurig, changed jobs, changed underwear, met new friends, lost some friends, lost an organ, gained a few pounds, lost a few pounds, took a few naps, and changed 4,000 diapers. It all seems so frivolous when I think about the fact that I created a human being. There's a person here, tucked in bed next to me, all because of Derek and I. Life's pretty awesome like that.
So, Embry blog.. Or whatever I will one day call you, I apologize for the leave of absence. I promise to do better this time. Just like I promised last time. Whoops. I've learned a very important lesson since we last talked. And that's that life will pass you by in the blink of an eye if you let it. So here's to stopping by every now and again, and leaving you with a few pieces of our today's that will soon enough be our yesterday's.
Love,
Mom Embry.
