Easter Eve

Today Trevin and I bought some things for Addie for Easter, indulged in some Easter candy, colored eggs with the fam, and as soon as Addie went to bed the Easter bunny came. I realized last year we didn't do Easter baskets, I don't think I ate a single piece of Easter candy, no eggs or bunnies! Last Easter eve Trevin and I slept in a room connected to the NICU at the hospital. My cell phone would ring every two or three hours and I would groggily make me way to Addie's bed in the NICU and feed her (Trev slept through the whole thing but with a year to make up for it he has long since been forgiven). Just shy of one week a year ago Addie was born and on Easter she got to come home from the hospital. Its crazy how time can give you so much perspective on things. Right after Addie was born and admitted to the NICU I obviously thought the world was ending. The doctor assured me that her illness wasn't something that she would take to kindergarten or even her first birthday. I really wanted to believe him but still had my doubts. In a few weeks it will be a year since Addie left the NICU and has never looked back.

I never imagined laying in the sleep room on Easter Eve last year that a year later Addie would be walking, laughing, constantly folding her arms because she wants to pray, using sign language, learning a couple words, and even getting a little attitude. I never imagined we would be living in Logan and I would be working. I look back and see how much our little family has grown and can't wait to look forward to a year from now so see what we've done.

Happy Easter Eve, and like we told Addie, "Be good or else the Easter bunny wont come." I think I've decided that Easter bunny is what Santa does for a living in the spring. Gotta pay the bills somehow I guess.