Once upon a time I saw an email in my inbox titled "Before Baby- Life List." Assuming it was from one of the pregnancy websites I'd wandered onto and that I was about to view a checklist of things to get done before your baby is born- set up the crib, buy diapers, etc.- I clicked the link. Ironically, however, it was from a newlyweds site and the link took me to a checklist of things my new husband and I "should have" done before getting pregnant. I discovered this while sitting in the waiting room of our birth center waiting for our appointment with our midwife, but was curious to see what the list said. When I first read this list we had been married for seven months and I was six months pregnant with Judah. We have now been married for two-and-a-half years and Judah is 20 months old while Clara is nearly two months old. So, here it is! The list, and my thoughts on the list. (Please note: I tried so, so hard not be painfully cynical and
The ramblings of a woman, wife, mother, artist, and Christ follower.