Waiting for Dessert

I had a nice conversation with one of my very best friends back in the U.S. last week. We chatted about the upcoming birth of my baby and about how strange it is to be delivering in another country without all the familiar comforts of home. She was so reassuring and I know she is excited for me, too. She shared a lovely analogy about having three children that really fits how I'm feeling about this baby.

When you get married, it is just expected that you will have two children. It's like lunch and dinner. You wait for them to come along at regular intervals. You enjoy them. They are satisfying.

Lunch 2003

Dinner 2006

And then there's baby number three- dessert. You don't necessarily expect it. You don't need to have it. It's just a treat. An added bonus that you have just because it brings you so much joy.

And so we're waiting on dessert. Tomorrow we'll hold our new baby in our arms and enjoy all the sweetness that this new life will bring to our family.