Alligator Book!

Nicholas loves his Alligator Book that he got from Nathan and Leora. He finds it at least once a day and asks us to read it to him, or tries to read it on his own.
He always shouts, "Alligator Book!" when he finds it, and brings it over to the couch. It's pretty cute. I posted this video on facebook, but not everyone sees that, so here it is!

And now, because it's seven thirty in the morning and I'm awake, I'm going to share something that I've been thinking about a lot lately. Being a parent.
There was a vision focusing moment for me a few months back, when I took a look at my son, Nicholas and realized that he fulfilled me. We went through a little bit to get him here with us, to join our little family, and I remember feeling this sense of urgency and at times a little bit of panic that we would never be able to have kids. Now that we have him, we would like more kids, but that sense of urgency for me is gone. We had been talking about when we wanted to have more kids, and discussing the idea that it might be as difficult or more difficult than the last time. That's where my moment of clarity came in, and I realized that if we were unable to have any other kids, I would still feel satisfied because I just love him so much! Tyler and I talked about it, and we both felt that sense of peace, like everything would be ok no matter what the future held for us. Being a parent is great, for those that want it, and there is nothing in my life that fulfills me so much.
I mean, look at this face: