A Firefighter's Wife

My best friend had her baby on Friday night. And it’s a little girl.
Last time I talked to her, they hadn’t fully decided on a name. They had a few names picked out for each gender and were going to decide once they saw the baby. They decided on the name Olive.
I [...]

Today, Ricky took Desmond to the circus.  I was really sad that I wasn’t able to go, but we just didn’t think it would be possible for all of us to go, especially with the girls. So I resigned myself to just having to stay home and maybe get some housework done.
So the boys went [...]

My mom being done with chemo.
The girls sleeping through the night.
Being able to eat spicy food again, especially chips and salsa.
Being able to eat acidic food again, especially grapefruit and lemon chicken.
Celebrating Des’ birthday.
Hearing the girls make cooing sounds.
Hearing the girls’ first words.
Watching the girls crawl.
Hearing Des’ first sentence.
Seeing my mom’s hair grow back in.
The [...]

When Des was born, we took pictures of him almost every day. I meant, seriously, if we weren’t holding him, then the camera was in our arms, snapping away pictures of him. I have more pictures of him sleeping as a newborn than I know what to do with. But we wanted [...]

My house has become my personal prison. Since having the girls, the only places I’ve been able to go to are the doctor’s or my parents. I’ve had a few runs to Target and the grocery store, but those were only when Ricky was home.
But now that Ricky’s back at work, [...]