A year ago we were blessed with the little girl we almost decided not to have. We had been trying to conceive another child for so long that we thought something was wrong and maybe I was unable to have another one. Having your first child via emergency c-section can make you all sorts of paranoid.
I started researching information about ‘only children’. In the weeks leading up to Linette’s conception, we were seriously discussing not having another one.
I’m so glad that didn’t happen! This last years has been such a blessing. It is amazing how very different baby Linette is from Xander when he was a baby. Have I mentioned how beautiful she is? I know it sounds like ‘mommy speak’, but it is impossible for us to go out in public without someone squealing and wanting to touch her pretty face.
We have all sorts of fond nicknames for her, like Babyzilla and Garbage Disposal. Where Xander is a picky eater, we have yet to find something that Linette will not eat. She is so full of personality. At times she seems to have more personality than many adults I know. We have a blast trying to figure out what kind of person she is going to be when she gets older.
When you have one child, it is hard to imagine how you could love another one just as much. You can. Your heart just grows bigger, and it gets all that much better.
I’m not really one for words. That is why I do art. 
If you are viewing from LJ, please click the link to this post to see the image.
I am just testing a cross post to Livejournal.
Edit: Ho hum. Trying to find a way to cross post an image and it look good on both my blog and LJ. :/
