For Tricia

I'm quite addicted to a blog about people I've never met going through something I can't imagine. It's a young couple who have a tiny premature daughter and the mom is on the lung transplant list due to her cystic fibrosis. That's the very brief version of their story. I've mentioned them before but I thought I would again as part of a challenge. Tricia, the mom, is unable to interact with her daughter much at all, she was around 2 months old before her mom could even hold her. So I'm making a list, as are many other moms, about what I can't wait for Tricia to experience with her little girl once their lives get back to normal. If you are interested check out the husbands blog at http://cfhusband.blogspot.com/. For now here is my list - it's just off the top of my head because if I had to list all of the things I love and have experienced as a mom of five I'd be here all day!

I can't wait for Tricia to experience...

~watching your fussy baby finally settle down to sleep on Daddy's chest

~having your little one crawl into your lap and say "I just need you, Mommy"

~going into a public bathroom and having your 2 year-old loudly ask if you're done going potty yet

~not being one bit jealous when they choose Daddy instead of you

~having your little girl ask you what that is when you change baby brother's diaper

~staring for a really long time at your baby's sleeping face

~finding your toddler brushing his teeth with toilet water (I'm not joking!)

~changing a really bad diaper in an airplane bathroom

~coming home after a half-hour trip to the grocery store to shouts of "Mommy" so loud the neighbors can hear it

~hearing 'Jesus loves me' baby-style

~how much fun it is to say he takes after his father when he does something naughty

Nathan and Tricia - Hope you guys enjoyed reading this. Know that you are thought of and prayed for as you walk God's path for your lives.