January 20th, 2009

I’ve been thinking about the miracle of life during Advent, and all the blessings it beholds. I’ve also been remembering what we were facing this time last year. One baby on the way, and another heading into major surgery. If Bastien hadn’t gotten sick in December, we would have been just getting out of the hospital from his Cranial Vault Reconstruction surgery on Christmas Eve. I remember being very worried about all this and how it would change our Christmas spirit. And now that it all has passed, I see it would have been just fine. But it sure is hard to know that in the moment.

As Bastien was driving us up the wall this weekend (not sleeping and throwing some beastly temper tantrums), I was also editing some video footage from the past year, including the surgery. Jim expressed his anger to me about Bastien’s behavior. I assured him he would not be angry after seeing the following.

I am so grateful for the happy Christmas that awaits this year!