So much love in a face

Yesterday, I had a wonderful visit with a friend who delivered her first baby 3 weeks ago. The little one is adorable and mom is recuperating very well. It was a surreal experience after I left as I realized I too will be in the same situation, God willing, in 10 short weeks. My husband and I have remarked how much 'stuff' we still need to do in preparation. Painting the nursery, getting the last needed baby items (car seat), childbirth classes/breastfeeding, the small home improvements we've wanted to do since moving in, completing house painting, buying furniture etc etc. We're on a good path to get these little projects completed. But what I know we'll never be prepared for is actually being a parent. A statement often said 'if you wait until you're ready to have a baby, you'll never have them' has real meaning. To us, this is the time in our life we decided we 'were ready' but to be a parent begs the question "it's there a program or certificate or a master degree that's needed before being allowed to bring another person into the world?" Ha!

Obviously millions of people do this everyday, so why am I even talking about this! It's become so evident to me why there is so much info is out there, well meaning advice from loved ones, books, parent groups etc. I never truly understood until now it's because new parents really have no clue what they are getting themselves into! It's scary to realize how much you don't know and all the while this little face will be looking up at you expecting you to be their hero.

Thursday at my ultrasound it was a nice surprise to find 'Gus' (blog post explanation for another day!) sitting forward, frank breech, just waiting to check out the world. This position allowed for the tech to use a special probe and produce this amazing 4D image. While the image isn't perfectly focused and it may not be clear for everyone viewing, it was clear as day for me: a little nose, lips and cheeks. The baby's face.

It was love at first sight, and no matter how much we have to learn as new parents, when this little face looks up at us for real, we will just figure it out.

Thankfully we'll have our friends, families and others who have done this before and can lend their support, suggestions, advice and love.