Mom moments

There are those moments in life that stop you dead in your tracks, to pause and let things sink in.

For me that moment tonight was putting hard boiled eggs in a bag for Emma's first packed lunch tomorrow.  Such a mom moment!

As many moms are having weepy moments today because their babies are about to start school, I too am weepy, but happy weepy (if that's a phrase).

The last 7 years have flown by.  At first we really had no clue if Emma would ever walk or talk.  NO clue.  And we just wanted her to be healthy enough to come home, we'd figure out the rest as we went along.

I can't help but recall those weeks when I knew I could not go back to work because I needed to stay home and take care of Emma - after all, where would a daycare round here handle suction, g-tube, and the other paraphernalia, and how much might it cost?!

As the months went on we wondered how she would do at school.  Would she need a nurse to accompany her for feeds and assistance?  Who would pay for it?!

You simply can't plan for the future, just prepare for it while living day by day.

It's been a couple of years since Emma had a G-tube in her stomach, or needed any assistance breathing.  And tomorrow she'll start first grade. 

Her first year of full day school, and I just packed her lunch.  A Nutella sandwich, hard-boiled egg, veggie straws and ice-cold water in her My Little Pony thermos.  She will eat it without assistance, all of it, happily.

I'm so thankful that the smallest of things can remind be of just how blessed we are.