I Love Elephants

This is just something I wrote about five hours after David told me he had a son. =)


I never know it would be so wonderful . I mean, I haven’t even seen him and I’m already in love with the niño hermoso. I don’t know how Adrienne can possibly cope with so much joy. When he’s actually yours, it must be so much more… beautiful. Yes, that’s the word for it. Beauty. A sign of God’s great power, an answered prayer, a drop of love. Simply beautiful. How beautiful to be an answered prayer!
I can’t imagine her infinite happiness and pretty relief. To hold the soft, warm bundle in the natural cradle of her arms. To stroke the plump, rosy cheek and kiss the peaceful face all over. To squeeze the teeny tiny toes and tickle the bottom of the teeny tiny feet. To grab the hands reaching out for your embrace. To bury your nose in his tummy and blow gentle raspberries. To see the dimples of his first smile. To watch his miniature body rise and fall with the steady breathing of sleep. To love him everyday of your life and his life and for the rest of eternity.
It’s agonizing to think I have to wait a whole seven weeks to see my nephew Ben. I miss him already and I’ve never met him. I’ve known about his birth for five hours and I’ve already thanked God a million times for his life.
God loves him just the way he is and so do I. So much. It’s unlike anything else I’ve ever felt. He’s stolen my heart. I love you, Ben. I love you, Adrienne. I love you, David. <3