For those who have just received our email, you can find the details on Cassie and the birth two blogs below this one. In about four days you can check back to this website for more pictures since we expect our laptop to be back by then.
Tonight has been so wonderful. We took Cassie on a nice stroller ride and we went to dinner at a patio restaurant on the water right by our house. This was our goodbye dinner with my mom. A beautiful breeze kept us cool as we ate under a thatched roof. We said all of our thanks for her hard work this month. She helped us so much (I don’t know how many loads of laundry she did), kept us laughing, timed my contractions, rocked Cassie when we couldn’t stop her from crying, played cards with us, made me decaf coffee, and the list goes on. I can’t hold back the tears as I write this because I will miss her so much.
What does make me smile though is knowing that she will be home with dad tomorrow, even though they have talked often, they are so excited to see each other again, (and she can show him LOTS of pictures of his first granddaughter).
Another thing that makes me smile is looking forward to Ben’s dad coming on Monday. He is so good with his grandchildren and Cassie is just going to love him. Plus he will bring back lots of stories for Ben’s mom.
So tonight as I lay my head on my pillow, I will shed some tears and smile too. I am so grateful for this time. I wouldn’t have traded it for anything.
Thanks mom! (thanks Dad for giving her up for a month)
Ben, Cassie and I love you both.
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