The Circus on Summer Lake

A new addition has joined our family. David Michael Carney III came to us yesterday afternoon weighing 8lbs 3oz. We are in love once again, and we haven’t even met our nephew yet. Waiting for him to come into the world, of course made me remember every feeling of that day. Moms and dads are reminded often, every time they see a new baby, of the earth shaking feeling of the first cry, first kiss, and the whole first night of just staring at a piece of heaven. The world is never the same. Every day is a little brighter. But, each day seems to end faster than the one before, and my mind is constantly trying to find a way of stopping it. I want to hold onto her babyhood forever, while still enjoying every day that she does something new. It has been 10 ½ months since Grace Kathryn Carney came to us, and now a birthday party is being planned, a cake has been ordered, and poof! A year is almost gone. I’m putting away infant clothes, and toys. The bottles are almost ready to be stored, and we are entering another new phase. Gracie has become one of our best friends. One day, she will go, and I hope we’ve taught her everything she needs to know. I understand, now, why my mother still calls daily, just to check, and why she still calls more than daily when I am sick, to make sure I’ve taken care of myself…she’s still trying to hold on too, and that’s ok with me. There will always be a part of me; nobody else is ever gonna see but you and me, my little girl, my Gracie girl!