Backing tracking a day or two, I skipped Jessica's birthday and Alex's Art Show on May 15th.
It was fun to be in town and to be able to take her to lunch at IHOP for her birthday. Jessica "made" me a mom and she also supported my desire to have siblings for her. For me, dealing with infertility was much harder after Jessica arrive (weird, I know). Before that, being a parent was a theoretical experience--one I hoped to have, but really didn't know how it would be to raise a person. Having Jessica allowed me to understand that mothering was amazing (hard and difficult and demanding and all of the rest--but amazing beyond imagination.) And, as I frequently reminded Heavenly Father that I had prayed for at least 2 not only 1 child all of those years. Jessica was on board with that. At 2 1/2, she asked why she was the only one of her friends with "her own room" (because they have siblings) and she actually offered to share with dad and let me have my own room. A few months later, she told me she wanted a brother to play with, "but not one of those little babies who can't play."
Now she is a mom with five little ones of her own. The circle of life is real.
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